Episynlestes

Episynlestes
Episynlestes albicaudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Synlestidae
Genus: Episynlestes
Kennedy, 1920

Episynlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae. 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. They are endemic to north-eastern Australia, where they inhabit streams.

Etymology

The genus name Episynlestes is derived from the Greek ἐπί (epi, "upon", "over" or "additional to"), combined with Synlestes, a genus name derived from the Greek σύν (syn, "together") and Lestes, itself derived from the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, "robber"). The name refers to its relationship to Synlestes as an additional allied genus.

Species

The genus Episynlestes includes the following species:

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

 Episynlestes albicaudus
(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 cristatus
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. 1 2 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. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  6. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.