Austrosticta soror

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Kimberley pondsitter
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Austrosticta
Species:
A. soror
Binomial name
Austrosticta soror
Sjöstedt, 1917 [1]
Austrosticta soror distribution map.svg

Austrosticta soror is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae, [2] commonly known as a Kimberley pondsitter. [3] It is endemic to the Kimberley region in Western Australia, where it inhabits ponds and streams in gorges. [4]

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Austrosticta soror is a dull, dark-coloured, medium-sized damselfly. The female lays her eggs in twigs over water. [5]

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References

  1. Sjöstedt, Yngve (1917). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 11: 1–44 [29] via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Species Austrosticta soror Sjöstedt, 1917". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 72. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 207. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
  5. 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   0643051368.