Eusynthemis

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Eusynthemis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Eusynthemis
Förster, 1903

Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies. They are commonly known as Tigertails. The genus is found mostly in Australia with one species, E. guttata, found in the Solomon Islands.[1]

The genus includes the following species:[2]

  • Eusynthemis aurolineata Tillyard, 1913 - Variable Tigertail[3]
  • Eusynthemis barbarae (Moulds, 1985) - Mount Lewis Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis brevistyla (Selys, 1871) - Small Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis deniseae Theischinger, 1977 - Carnarvon Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis frontalis Lieftinck, 1949
  • Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871) - Southern Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis netta Theischinger, 1999 - Pretty Tigertail[4]
  • Eusynthemis nigra (Tillyard, 1906) - Black Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998 - Swift Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis tenera Theischinger, 1995 - Rainforest Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 - Mountain Tigertail[5]
  • Eusynthemis ursa Theischinger, 1999 - Barrington Tigertail[1]
  • Eusynthemis ursula Theischinger, 1998 - Beech Tigertail[6]
  • Eusynthemis virgula (Selys, 1874) - Golden Tigertail[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0643090738. 
  2. ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  3. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis aurolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis netta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 
  5. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis tillyardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 
  6. ↑ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis ursula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 December 2012. 



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