Neosticta fraseri
| Tropical pinfly | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Isostictidae |
| Genus: | Neosticta |
| Species: | N. fraseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Neosticta fraseri | |
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Neosticta fraseri is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae,[3] commonly known as a tropical pinfly.[4] It can be found in tropical north-eastern Queensland, Australia, where it inhabits streams.[5]
Neosticta fraseri is a slender, medium-sized damselfly, dull brown to black in colour with pale markings. Adults have a slight pruinescence[2]
This damselfly is named after F.C. Fraser, the English entomologist who illustrated this species in 1960, when it was then named Neosticta silvarum.[2]
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.[6]
In 1991, Tony Watson named this species fraseri, an eponym honouring the English entomologist and dragonfly specialist Frederic Charles Fraser (1880–1963), who had illustrated the species in 1960.[2][7][8]
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Male wings
See also
References
- ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Neosticta fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T14675852A59256798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14675852A59256798.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 20–51 [36]. ISBN 0-643-05136-8.
- ↑ "Species Neosticta fraseri Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 [40]. doi:10.5962/p.146542. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ Hämäläinen, Matti (9 February 2016). "Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names – Revised edition" (PDF). International Dragonfly Fund Report. 92: 1–132. ISSN 1435-3393.
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