Austrolestes
| Austrolestes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Blue Ringtail (A. annulosus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Austrolestes Tillyard, 1913 |
Austrolestes is a genus of medium to large-sized damselflies in the family Lestidae. Males are usually bright blue and black, the females duller. Members of this genus are found in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific islands.
The genus contains the following species:
- Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979 - Western ringtail
- Austrolestes analis (Rambur, 1842) - Slender ringtail
- Austrolestes annulosus (Selys, 1862) - Blue ringtail
- Austrolestes aridus (Tillyard, 1908) - Inland ringtail
- Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839) - Metallic ringtail
- Austrolestes colensonis (White, 1846) - Blue damselfly, kekewai
- Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913 - Northern ringtail
- Austrolestes io (Selys, 1862) - Iota ringtail
- Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862) - Wandering ringtail
- Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979 - Dune ringtail
- Austrolestes psyche (Hagen in Selys, 1862) - Cup ringtail
References
- 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.
- Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- Annette Walker; et al. (2000). The Reed Handbook of Common New Zealand Insects. Raupo Publishing (NZ). ISBN 0-7900-0718-5.
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