Austrothemis

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Austrothemis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Leucorrhiniinae
Genus: Austrothemis
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 small and inhabits lakes and swamps. [3]

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Species

The genus Austrothemis includes only one species: [2] [5]

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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. 1 2 "Genus Austrothemis Ris, 1912". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 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. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 22 February 2017.