Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.[2] They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia[3] with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.[4]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Synthemistidae |
| Genus: | Eusynthemis Förster, 1903[1] |
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Species
editThe genus Eusynthemis includes these species:[5]
- Eusynthemis aurolineata (Tillyard, 1913) - variable tigertail[6]
- Eusynthemis barbarae (Moulds, 1985) - Mount Lewis tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis brevistyla (Selys, 1871) - small tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis cooloola Theischinger, 2018 - Cooloola tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis deniseae Theischinger, 1977 - Carnarvon tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis frontalis Lieftinck, 1949[4]
- Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871) - southern tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis netta Theischinger, 1999 - pretty tigertail[7]
- Eusynthemis nigra (Tillyard, 1906) - black tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998 - swift tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis tenera Theischinger, 1995 - rainforest tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 - mountain tigertail[8]
- Eusynthemis ursa Theischinger, 1999 - Barrington tigertail[3]
- Eusynthemis ursula Theischinger, 1998 - beech tigertail[9]
- Eusynthemis virgula (Selys, 1874) - golden tigertail[3]
Taxonomic history
editIn 1903, Förster established Eusynthemis as a subgenus of Synthemis, designating Synthemis brevistyla Selys as the type species.[1]
In 1910, Tillyard proposed a new genus, Metathemis, to include four species previously placed in Synthemis: S. brevistyla, S. virgula, S. guttata and S. nigra.[10]
In 1949, Lieftinck synonymised Metathemis with Eusynthemis, recognising that both names referred to the same taxonomic group.[4]
The name Eusynthemis has since been retained as the valid genus.[2]
As a result of this synonymy, species originally described under Metathemis, including names such as Metathemis guttata and its subspecies (e.g. Metathemis guttata aurolineata), are now treated as belonging to Eusynthemis.[2]
Etymology
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Förster, F. (1903). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea III". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) (in German). 1 (2): 509-554 [515] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 3 4 "Genus Eusynthemis Förster, 1903". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7.
- 1 2 3 Lieftinck, M.A. (1949). "Synopsis of the Odonate fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands". Treubia. 20 (2): 319–374 [359]. doi:10.14203/treubia.v20i2.2632.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis aurolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163579A5618499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163579A5618499.en.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis netta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163560A5616186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163560A5616186.en.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis tillyardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163531A5612316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163531A5612316.en.
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis ursula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T163569A5617241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163569A5617241.en.
- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 35: 312-377 [368] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
