Synlestes weyersii

Bronze needle
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Synlestidae
Genus: Synlestes
Species:
S. weyersii
Binomial name
Synlestes weyersii
Selys, 1869[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Synlestes nigrescens Tillyard, 1917
  • Synlestes tillyardi Fraser, 1948

Synlestes weyersii is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Synlestidae,[4] commonly known as a bronze needle.[5] It is endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers.[6]

Synlestes weyersii is a large to very large damselfly, coloured a metallic bronze-black to green-black with yellow markings. It perches with its wings partially or fully outspread.[7]

Etymology

The genus name Synlestes is derived from the Greek σύν (syn, "together"), combined with Lestes, a genus name derived from the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, "robber").[8]

In 1869, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps named this species weyersii, an eponym honouring Joseph Léopold de Weyers, Secretary and Librarian of La Société Entomologique de Belgique, for his services to entomology.[2][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Synlestes weyersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T87537502A87540144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87537502A87540144.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1869). "Les névroptères de Port Denison. In: Comptes-rendus des séances de la société entomologique de Belgique: Assemblée mensuelle du 4 avril 1868". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 11: lxxiv-lxxviii [lxxvi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  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 Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1869". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 24. 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. 237. 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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