Austrosticta

Austrosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Isostictidae
Genus:	Austrosticta; Tillyard, 1908

Austrosticta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae. It is endemic to northern Australia. Species of Austrosticta are medium-sized damselflies, dull grey-brown in colour.

Etymology

The genus name Austrosticta combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with -sticta, from Greek στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "tattooed").

In 1908, Tillyard proposed the genus Austrosticta for a group allied to Isosticta. The name refers to a southern representative of that group.

Species

The genus Austrosticta includes the following species:

Austrosticta fieldi Tillyard, 1908
Austrosticta frater Theischinger, 1997
Austrosticta soror Sjöstedt, 1917

References

1 2 Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On a collection of dragonflies from central Australia, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32 (1907): 761–767 [764]. Bibcode:1908PLSNS..32..761T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ "Genus Austrosticta Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.

[Tillyard_1908b-1] 1 2 Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On a collection of dragonflies from central Australia, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32 (1907): 761–767 [764]. Bibcode:1908PLSNS..32..761T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19587 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-2] "Genus Austrosticta Tillyard, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[DECCCW_2009-3] Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.

[Field_Guide-4] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[Endersby_&_Fliedner_2015-5] 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

[World_Odonata_List-6] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.