Podopteryx selysi

Treehole flatwing
Female, north Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Podopteryx
Species:
P. selysi
Binomial name
Podopteryx selysi
(Förster, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Argiolestes selysi Förster, 1899

Podopteryx selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae,[4] commonly known as a treehole flatwing.[5] It can be found in coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, where its larvae live in water-filled holes in tree trunks in rainforest.[6]

Podopteryx selysi is a very large damselfly, black-metallic in colour with white to pink markings on its head and body.[5] Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.[7]

Unusually, and possibly uniquely for a damselfly, the hindwings of Podopteryx selysi are longer than its forewings. For other damselflies, forewings are usually marginally longer than hindwings.

Etymology

The genus name Podopteryx is derived from the Greek πούς (pous, stem ποδ-, "foot" or "leg") and πτέρυξ (pteryx, "wing"). The first element reflects its placement in the Podagrion group, to which Selys assigned Podopteryx in 1871.[8]

In 1899, Friedrich Förster named this species selysi, an eponym honouring Baron Michel Edmond de Sélys-Longchamps (1813–1900), a Belgian scientist widely regarded as the leading authority on dragonflies and damselflies.[2][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2020) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Podopteryx selysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T87532918A176958418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87532918A176958418.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Förster, G. (1899). "Contributions à la faune odonatologique Indo-Australe". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 43: 63–72 [70].
  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 Podopteryx selysi (Förster, 1899)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 58. 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. 233. 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. 1 2 Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  9. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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