Austrothemis

Austrothemis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Austrothemis
Species:	A. nigrescens
Binomial name
Austrothemis nigrescens Ris, 1912 [1]

Austrothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae, ^[2] endemic to southern Australia. ^{[3] [4]} The single known species, Austrothemis nigrescens, is commonly known as the swamp flat-tail. ^[5] It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps. ^{[6] [7]} It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings. ^[5]

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Ris, F. (1912). "Libellulinen 6". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Vol. 14. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 701–836 [738] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Genus Austrothemis Ris, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 282. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
4. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.
5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 282. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 207. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
7. 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. p. 278. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.