Lestoidea brevicauda, commonly known as the short-tipped bluestreak, is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Lestoideidae.[3][4]
| Short-tipped bluestreak | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestoideidae |
| Genus: | Lestoidea |
| Species: | L. brevicauda |
| Binomial name | |
| Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996[2] | |
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It is endemic to north-east Queensland, where it inhabits rainforest streams.[5]
Lestoidea brevicauda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark brown to black in colour, with dull orange to greenish markings.[4]
Taxonomic history
editIn 1996, Günther Theischinger described Lestoidea brevicauda during a revision of the genus Lestoidea.[2]
Prior to this revision, specimens of Lestoidea brevicauda had generally been identified as Lestoidea conjuncta.[2]
Theischinger distinguished Lestoidea brevicauda from related species by differences in the shape of the male appendages and the structure of the female thorax behind the head.[2]
Description
editLestoidea brevicauda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark brown to black in colour, with dull orange to greenish markings.[4]
A pale spot is present at the base of each antenna.[4] Males have distinctive appendages at the tip of the abdomen, with the upper pair bent sharply downward and ending in a short rounded tip.[4][2]
Females can be identified by the broad rear margin of the section behind the head, with the sides strongly upturned.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editEtymology
editThe genus name Lestoidea is derived from Lestes and the Greek suffix -οειδής (oeidēs, "resembling" or "having the form of"), indicating resemblance to that genus.[6]
The species name brevicauda is derived from the Latin brevis ("short") and cauda ("tail"), referring to the short appendages at the tip of the male abdomen.[2][7]
Gallery
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Female wings
Male wings
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Lestoidea brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87534518A87539964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534518A87539964.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Theischinger, G. (1996). "The species of Lestoideinae Munz (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestoideidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 28 (1): 315–324 [318].
- ↑ "Species Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- 1 2 Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
- ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [38]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
