Zyxomma

Duskdarters
Zyxomma petiolatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Trameinae
Tribe:	Zyxommatini
Genus:	Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 [1]

Zyxomma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. ^{[2] [3]} Species of Zyxomma are small to medium-sized, dully coloured, crepuscular insects. They are known as Duskdarters. ^[4] Members of Zyxomma are found in India, Japan, Africa and Australia. ^[5]

Species

The genus Zyxomma includes the following species: ^[3]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
		Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889	Smoky Duskdarter, Clear-winged Dusk-darter	widespread in central Africa [6]
		Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)		Cambodia
		Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913	Short-tailed Duskdarter	New Guinea to northern Australia [4]
		Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897	Large Duskdarter	Australasia [7]
		Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881		Peninsular Malaysia
		Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842	Long-tailed Duskdarter	New Guinea to northern Australia [4]

See also

• Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908) - Banded Duskdarter ^[8]

References

1. Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [30] – via Gallica.
2. "Genus Zyxomma Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
3. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
4. Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   0-643-09073-8.
5. 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   0-643-05136-8.
6. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Zyxomma atlanticum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T60079A86828532. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60079A86828532.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
7. Kalkman, V. (2009). "Zyxomma multinervinervis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T163924A5668409. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163924A5668409.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
8. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Parazyxomma flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59755A85936960. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59755A85936960.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.