Neosticta silvarum

Forest pinfly
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Neosticta
Species:
N. silvarum
Binomial name
Neosticta silvarum
(Sjöstedt, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Amphisticta silvarum Sjöstedt, 1917

Neosticta silvarum is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae, commonly known as a forest pinfly. It is endemic to tropical north-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits streams in rainforest.

Neosticta silvarum is a slender, medium-sized damselfly, dull brown to black in colour with pale markings.

Etymology

The genus name Neosticta is derived from the Greek νέος (neos, "new") and στικτός (stiktos, "spotted" or "marked"). The suffix -sticta is commonly used in names of taxa within the subfamily Isostictinae.

The species name silvarum is derived from the Latin silva ("wood", "forest"), likely referring to the rainforest habitat of this species.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Neosticta silvarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14675865A59256803. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14675865A59256803.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Sjöstedt, Y. (1917). "Results of Dr E. Mjöberg's Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia 1910–1913 16. Odonaten". Arkiv för Zoologi (in German). 11: 1–44 [32] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Species Neosticta silvarum (Sjöstedt, 1917)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  6. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  7. ↑ 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 0-643-05136-8.
  8. ↑ Endersby, Ian (2012). "Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 134: 1–16.
  9. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.