Oristicta rosendaleorum

Elegant wiretail
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Oristicta
Species:	O. rosendaleorum
Binomial name
Oristicta rosendaleorum Theischinger & Burwell, 2017 [1]

Oristicta rosendaleorum is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Isostictidae. ^[2] It was described by Theischinger and Burwell in 2017. Until 2017 Oristicta filicicola was the only species of the genus Oristicta which has now been widened to include Oristicta rosendaleorum. ^[1] The common name suggested for the new species is elegant wiretail. ^[3]

Description

Oristicta rosendaleorum is a slender and dull-coloured damselfly of medium-size with a length around 42mm, and hind-wing about 21mm . Differences when compared to Oristicta filicicola include richer black markings, altered patterns on the synthorax and abdominal segments, and a lack of posterolateral processes/horns on the male pronotum. The anal appendages of the male take a different form also. ^[1]

Distribution

As of 2017, five specimens have been collected from two locations, both within 20 km of Lakeland, Queensland, in north-eastern Australia. ^[4]

References

1. Theischinger, Günther; Burwell, Chris (2017). "A second species of Oristicta Tillyard (Odonata: Isostictidae)". Zootaxa. 4323 (1): 83–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.6 . Retrieved 2017-11-08.
2. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 9 November 2017.
3. Hartley, Anna (26 October 2017). "New species of damselfly discovered in Cape York 'a remarkable thing'". ABC News. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. "New species of damselfly discovered in Queensland". Australian Geographic. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.