Austroagrion
| Austroagrion | |
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| Austroagrion watsoni Sydney, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Austroagrion Tillyard, 1913[1] |
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Austroagrion is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.[2] Species of Austroagrion are small damselflies; males are black with blue or green markings while females are paler.[3] Austroagrion occurs in Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.[4]
Species
The genus Austroagrion includes the following species:[5]
- Austroagrion cyane (Selys, 1876)
- Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915
- Austroagrion kiautai Theischinger & Richards, 2007
- Austroagrion pindrina Watson, 1969
- Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982
References
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- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [466] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Austroagrion Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
- ^ 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 0643051368.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2 April 2017.