Rhadinosticta

Rhadinosticta
	Rhadinosticta banksi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Rhadinosticta; Watson, 1991

Rhadinosticta is a genus of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,^[2] endemic to eastern Australia.^[3] Species of Rhadinosticta are slender, medium-sized damselflies, with a dull colouring.^[4]

Species

The genus Rhadinosticta includes the following species:^[2]^[5]

Rhadinosticta banksi (Tillyard, 1913) Northern wiretail
Rhadinosticta simplex (Martin, 1901) Powdered wiretail

Etymology

The genus name Rhadinosticta is derived from the Greek ῥαδινός (rhadinos, "slender") and στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa within the subfamily Isostictinae.^[1]^[6]

References

1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [22]. ISBN 0643051368.
1 2 "Genus Rhadinosticta Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
↑ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
↑ 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 [47]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[Watson_1991_chapter-1] 1 2 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [22]. ISBN 0643051368.

[AFD-2] 1 2 "Genus Rhadinosticta Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[DECCCW_2009-3] Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.

[Field_Guide-4] Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[WOL-5] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.

[Endersby_2012_W&T-6] 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 [47]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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Rhadinosticta

Rhadinosticta banksi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Rhadinosticta Watson, 1991^[1]