Synthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.[2] Species of Synthemis are medium-sized, slender, black and yellow dragonflies.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Synthemistidae |
| Genus: | Synthemis Selys, 1870[1] |
Species edit
The genus includes these species:[4]
- Synthemis ariadne Lieftinck, 1975
- Synthemis campioni Lieftinck, 1971
- Synthemis eustalacta (Burmeister, 1839) - swamp tigertail[3]
- Synthemis fenella Campion, 1921
- Synthemis feronia Lieftinck, 1938
- Synthemis flexicauda Campion, 1921
- Synthemis macrostigma Selys, 1871
- Synthemis miranda Selys, 1871
- Synthemis montaguei Campion, 1921
- Synthemis pamelae Davies, 2002
- Synthemis serendipita Winstanley, 1984
- Synthemis tasmanica Tillyard, 1910 - Tasmanian swamp tigertail[3]
Gallery edit
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1.Synthemis eustalacta, 2.Synthemis tasmanica, 5.Synthemis macrostigma -
Wing venation 3.Synthemis eustalacta male, 4.Synthemis eustalacta female, 7.Synthemis macrostigma male, 8.Synthemis macrostigma female, 15.Synthemis macrostigma pterostigma -
Appendages a dorsal, b profile, 1.Synthemis eustalacta male, 2.Synthemis tasmanica male, 4.Synthemis macrostigma male -
Larvae 1-4.Synthemis eustalacta -
Labia of nymphs
References edit
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- ^ Selys-Longchamps, E. (1870). "Sous-famille des Cordulines, Sélys (1)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (in French). 14: iii-vii [vi] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Synthemis Selys, 1870". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0643090738.
- ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.