Austrosynthemis

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Turquoise tigertail
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Austrosynthemis
Carle, 1995 [1]
Species:
A. cyanitincta
Binomial name
Austrosynthemis cyanitincta
(Tillyard, 1908) [2]
Austrosynthemis cyanitincta distribution map.svg
Synonyms

Synthemis cyanitinctaTillyard, 1908

Austrosynthemis is a monotypic genus of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. [3] [4] Its single species, Austrosynthemis cyanitincta, [5] more commonly known as the turquoise tigertail, [6] is found in south-western Australia, [7] [5] where it inhabits streams. [8]

The species Austrosynthemis cyanitincta is a small, black dragonfly with blue markings. [6]

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References

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