Archiargiolestes pusillissimus
| Tiny flatwing | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Archiargiolestes |
| Species: | A. pusillissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Archiargiolestes pusillissimus | |
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Archiargiolestes pusillissimus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[3] commonly known as a tiny flatwing.[4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams, bogs and swamps.[5]
Archiargiolestes pusillissimus is a small damselfly, black metallic in colour with pale markings. It rests with its wings outspread.[6]
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.[2][7]
The species name pusillissimus is a Latin word meaning "the smallest". With its very short abdomen, Kennedy considered it the smallest species of the subfamily yet found.[7]
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See also
References
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2018). "Archiargiolestes pusillissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T163544A126895442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T163544A126895442.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [292] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Species Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
