Archiargiolestes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Zygoptera
Superfamilia: Calopterygoidea

Familia: Argiolestidae
Subfamilia: Argiolestinae
Genus: Archiargiolestes
Species: A. parvulus – A. pusillissimus – A. pusillus
Name
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925

Archiargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Megapodagrionidae.[2] Species of Archiargiolestes are small, black metallic damselflies with pale markings, endemic to south-western Australia,[3] where they inhabit swampy areas.[4]
Species

The genus Archiargiolestes includes the following species:[5]

Archiargiolestes parvulus (Watson, 1977) - Midget flatwing
Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925 - tiny flatwing
Archiargiolestes pusillus (Tillyard, 1908) - little flatwing

See also

List of Odonata species of Australia

References
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Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [291] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 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 4 April 2017.