Zyxomma elgneri

Short-tailed duskdarter
	Male
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Zyxomma
Species:	Z. elgneri
Binomial name
	Zyxomma elgneri; Ris, 1913

Zyxomma elgneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae,^[3]^[4] known as the short-tailed duskdarter.^[5] It is a slender and short-bodied dragonfly with dull-coloured markings.^[5] It inhabits a range of water sources including rivers, ponds and swamps in northern and eastern Australia,^[6] and New Guinea.^[7]

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Male lateral view
Female wings
Male wings

References

^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Zyxomma elgneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535402A87540059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535402A87540059.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Ris, F. (1913). "Libellulinen 7". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in German). Vol. 15. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 837–964 [905]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ "Species Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
^ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Dow, R.A. (2017). "Zyxomma elgneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87535402A87540059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87535402A87540059.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Ris, F. (1913). "Libellulinen 7". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps (in German). Vol. 15. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 837–964 [905]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-3] "Species Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[Odonata_list-4] Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[Field_Guide-5] 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.

[DECCCW_2009-6] Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 241. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.

[Watson_book_1991-7] 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.

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