Neosticta

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Neosticta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Neosticta
Tillyard, 1913 [1]
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Neosticta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae. [2] It is endemic to eastern Australia. [3] Species of Neosticta are medium-sized damselflies, with a dull brown or black colouring and pale markings. [4]

Species

The genus Neosticta includes the following species: [5]

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References

  1. Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [435]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Neosticta Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 226–227. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 78. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 3 April 2017.