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Eusynthemis

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Eusynthemis
Eusynthemis nigra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Eusynthemis
Förster, 1903[1]

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

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The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:[5]

References

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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. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  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.