Indolestes tenuissimus

Slender reedling
Slender Reedling, Cairns, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Indolestes
Species: I. tenuissimus
Binomial name
Indolestes tenuissimus
(Tillyard, 1906)[1]

Indolestes tenuissimus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae,[2] commonly known as the slender reedling. It is found in north-eastern Australia, New Guinea and on Aru.[3]

Its natural habitats are freshwater swamps, ponds and pools. The adult is a medium-sized damselfly (wingspan 50mm, length 45mm) with the thorax being mainly pale blue with darker patches. The abdomen is mid to dark grey on dorsal surfaces, lighter below, with segment ten forming a distinct pale band. In Australia, the distribution is in suitable habitat in the north-eastern part of the continent from the tip of Cape York Peninsula to central Queensland.[3] The taxon has not been assessed in the IUCN Red List, but it does appear in the Catalogue of Life.

References

  1. ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1906). "New Australian species of the family Agrionidae (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 31: 177-194 [179] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Species Indolestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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