Lithosticta

Rock narrow-wing
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Lithosticta Watson, 1991 [2]
Species:	L. macra
Binomial name
Lithosticta macra Watson, 1991 [3]

Lithosticta is a monotypic genus of Australian damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae. ^[4] The single species of this genus, Lithosticta macra, ^[5] commonly known as a rock narrow-wing, ^[6] is endemic to Arnhem Land in Northern Territory, where it inhabits streams and rivers. ^[7]

Gallery

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  Female Lithosticta macra wings
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  Male Lithosticta macra wings

References

1. Hawking, J. (2009). "Lithosticta macra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163554A5615376. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163554A5615376.en .
2. Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [22]. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
3. Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [34]. ISBN   0-643-05136-8.
4. "Genus Lithosticta Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
5. "Species Lithosticta macra Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
6. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
7. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 222. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.