Archiargiolestes pusillus
| Little flatwing | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Archiargiolestes |
| Species: | A. pusillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Archiargiolestes pusillus | |
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Archiargiolestes pusillus is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[4] commonly known as a little flatwing.[5] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams, bogs and swamps.[6]
Archiargiolestes pusillus 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 pusillus is a Latin word meaning "very small".[9] Robin Tillyard described this damselfly as "An extremely small race found in the southern districts, and differing considerably from the type".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Hawking, J. (2018). "Archiargiolestes pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T163533A126896074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T163533A126896074.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "The dragonflies of south-western Australia". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 32: 719–742 [736]. Bibcode:1908PLSNS..32..719T. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19585 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Species Archiargiolestes pusillus (Tillyard, 1908)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
