Synlestes
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| Synlestes | |
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| File:Synlestes weyersii female rump (15801845663).jpg | |
| Female Synlestes weyersii | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Synlestes Selys, 1869[1] |
| Map showing distribution of Synlestes in eastern Australia | |
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Synlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.[2] Species of Synlestes are very large damselflies, metallic green to dark bronze or black in colour with white, yellow or orange markings.[3] Unlike many other damselflies, they spread their wings when resting. They are endemic to eastern Australia where they inhabit streams.[4]
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus Synlestes includes the following species:[5]
- Synlestes selysi Tillyard, 1917 - forest needle
- Synlestes tropicus Tillyard, 1917 - tropical needle
- Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868 - bronze needle
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