Zyxomma elgneri

Short-tailed duskdarter
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Zyxomma
Species:	Z. elgneri
Binomial name
Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913 [2]

Zyxomma elgneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae, ^{[3] [4]} known as the short-tailed duskdarter. ^[5] It is a slender and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings. ^[5] It inhabits a range of water sources including rivers, ponds and swamps in northern and eastern Australia, ^[6] and New Guinea. ^[7]

Gallery

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  Male lateral view
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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). "Zyxomma elgneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87535402A87540059. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535402A87540059.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Ris, F. (1913). "Libellulinen 7". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in German). Vol. 15. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 837–964 [905]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. "Species Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
4. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
5. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
6. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
7. 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.