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    Eusynthemis

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    Eusynthemis
    Black Tigertail 3A6421.jpg
    Eusynthemis nigra
    Scientific classification e
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Odonata
    Infraorder: Anisoptera
    Family: Synthemistidae
    Genus: Eusynthemis
    Förster, 1903[1]
    Eusynthemis distribution map.svg

    Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.[2] They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia[3] with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.[4]

    Species[edit]

    The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:[5]

    • Eusynthemis aurolineata (Tillyard, 1913) - variable tigertail[6]
    • Eusynthemis barbarae (Moulds, 1985) - Mount Lewis tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis brevistyla (Selys, 1871) - small tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis cooloola Theischinger, 2018 - Cooloola tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis deniseae Theischinger, 1977 - Carnarvon tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis frontalis Lieftinck, 1949[4]
    • Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871) - southern tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis netta Theischinger, 1999 - pretty tigertail[7]
    • Eusynthemis nigra (Tillyard, 1906) - black tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998 - swift tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis tenera Theischinger, 1995 - rainforest tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 - mountain tigertail[8]
    • Eusynthemis ursa Theischinger, 1999 - Barrington tigertail[3]
    • Eusynthemis ursula Theischinger, 1998 - beech tigertail[9]
    • Eusynthemis virgula (Selys, 1874) - golden tigertail[3]

    References[edit]

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    1. ^ Förster, F. (1903). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea III". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica). 1 (2): 509–554 [545] – via Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici.
    2. ^ "Genus Eusynthemis Förster, 1903". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7.
    4. ^ a b Lieftinck, M.A. (1949). "Synopsis of the Odonate fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands". Treubia. 20 (2): 319–374 [359].
    5. ^ 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.
    6. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis aurolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163579A5618499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163579A5618499.en.
    7. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis netta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163560A5616186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163560A5616186.en.
    8. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis tillyardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163531A5612316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163531A5612316.en.
    9. ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis ursula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163569A5617241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163569A5617241.en.
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