Episynlestes

Episynlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.[2] Species of Episynlestes are large damselflies, dull bronze black in colour with pale markings and a white tip to their tails. They often perch with their wings outspread.[3] They are endemic to north-eastern Australia, where they inhabit streams.[4]

Episynlestes
Episynlestes albicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Synlestidae
Genus: Episynlestes
Kennedy, 1920[1]

Species

The genus Episynlestes includes the following species:[5]

Genus EpisynlestesKennedy, 1920 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Southern whitetip

Episynlestes albicauda
(Tillyard, 1913)
south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales
Map of range
Size:

Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests.

Diet:
 LC 


Tropical whitetip Episynlestes albicauda
Watson & Moulds, 1977
north-eastern Queensland
Map of range
Size:

Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests.

Diet:
 LC 


Intermediate whitetip Episynlestes intermedius
Theischinger & Watson, 1985
Queensland
Map of range
Size:

Habitat: inhabits streams.

Diet:
 VU 


References

  1. Kennedy, C.H. (1920). "Forty-two hitherto unrecognized genera and subgenera of Zygoptera". Ohio Journal of Science. 21: 83–88 [84]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.14540. hdl:1811/2112 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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