Archiargiolestes pusillissimus

Tiny flatwing
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Argiolestidae
Genus:	Archiargiolestes
Species:	A. pusillissimus
Binomial name
Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925 [2]

Archiargiolestes pusillissimus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, ^[3] commonly known as a tiny flatwing. ^[4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams, bogs and swamps. ^[5]

Archiargiolestes pusillissimus is a small damselfly, black metallic in colour with pale markings. It rests with its wings outspread. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Tip of a female tail
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  Tip of a male tail
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Hawking, J. (2018). "Archiargiolestes pusillissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T163544A126895442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T163544A126895442.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [292] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 44. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 193. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.