Archiargiolestes parvulus

Midget flatwing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Archiargiolestes
Species:
A. parvulus
Binomial name
Archiargiolestes parvulus
(Watson, 1977)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Argiolestes parvulus Watson, 1977

Archiargiolestes parvulus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[4] commonly known as a midget flatwing.[5] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams, bogs and swamps.[6]

Archiargiolestes parvulus is a small damselfly, black metallic in colour with pale markings. It rests with its wings outspread.[7]

Etymology

The genus name Archiargiolestes is derived from the Greek ἀρχή (archē, "beginning") combined with Argiolestes, an existing genus of damselflies. In his original description, Kennedy characterised the genus as one of the more primitive members of the Megapodagrioninae.[8][9]

The species name parvulus is a Latin word meaning "very small".[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Archiargiolestes parvulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87531371A87533966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87531371A87533966.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Watson, J.A.L. (1977). "The Argiolestes pusillus complex in Western Australia (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 16 (2): 197–205 [198]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00086.x.
  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 Archiargiolestes parvulus (Watson, 1977)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 44. 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. 193. 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. ↑ Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [291] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  9. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  10. ↑ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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