Choristhemis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
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: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Synthemistidae
Genus: Choristhemis
Species: C. flavoterminata – C. olivei
Name
Choristhemis Tillyard, 1910

Choristhemis is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae[2] found in eastern Australia.[3] They are small to medium-sized slender dragonflies with dark colouring and light markings and a relatively weak flight.[4]
Species

The genus includes two species:[5]

Choristhemis flavoterminata (Martin, 1901) – yellow-tipped tigertail[3]
Choristhemis olivei (Tillyard, 1909) – delicate tigertail[3]

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Yellow-tipped Tigertail, Choristhemis flavoterminata. Heathcote Creek, Heathcote National Park, NSW Australia,

References

Tillyard, R.J. (1910). "Monograph of the genus Synthemis. (Neuroptera: Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 35: 312–377 [368]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25547 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus: Choristhemis Tillyard, 1910". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
Theischinger, Gunther; Hawking, John (2007). The complete field guide to dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0643090736.
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.
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.