Labidiosticta

Large wiretail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Labidiosticta
Watson, 1991[1]
Species: L. vallisi
Binomial name
Labidiosticta vallisi
(Fraser, 1955)[2]

Labidiosticta is a monotypic genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[3] The single species of this genus, Labidiosticta vallisi,[4] commonly known as a large wiretail,[5] is endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.[6]

Labidiosticta vallisi is a large dragonfly, that is a dull, dark bronze in colour.[6]

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  1. ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20-51 [20]. ISBN 0643051368.
  2. ↑ Fraser, F.C. (1955). "A new isostictine dragonfly from Australia with some remarks on the subfamily Isostictinae nov. (Odon., Protoneuridae)". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 91: 227-230 [227].
  3. ↑ "Genus Labidiosticta Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Species Labidiosticta vallisi (Fraser, 1955)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  6. 1 2 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. ISBN 0643051368.
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