Lestoidea brevicauda

Short-tipped bluestreak
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestoideidae
Genus:	Lestoidea
Species:	L. brevicauda
Binomial name
Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996 [2]

Lestoidea brevicauda is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Lestoideidae, ^[3] commonly known as a short-tipped bluestreak. ^[4] It is endemic to north-east Queensland, where it inhabits streams in rainforest. ^[5]

Lestoidea brevicauda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark coloured with dull orange to greenish markings. ^[4]

Etymology

The species name brevicauda is derived from two Latin words: brevis meaning short; and cauda meaning tail. In 1996 Theischinger named this species with regard to the short appendages at the tip of the male abdomen. ^{[2] [6]}

Gallery

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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Lestoidea brevicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87534518A87539964. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534518A87539964.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Theischinger, G. (1996). "The species of Lestoideinae Munz (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestoideidae)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 28 (1): 315–324 [318].
3. "Species Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 40. 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. 223. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [38]. doi: 10.5962/p.146542 . ISSN   0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.