Episynlestes

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: Lestoidea

Familia: Synlestidae
Subfamilia: Synlestinae
Genus: Episynlestes
Species: E. albicaudus – E. cristatus – E. intermedius
Name
Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920

Episynlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.[2] Species of Episynlestes are large damselflies, dull bronze black in colour with pale markings and a white tip to their tails. They often perch with their wings outspread.[3] They are endemic to north-eastern Australia, where they inhabit streams.[4]
Species

The genus Episynlestes includes the following species:[5]

Episynlestes albicauda (Tillyard, 1913) - southern whitetip
Episynlestes cristatus Watson & Moulds, 1977 - tropical whitetip
Episynlestes intermedius Theischinger & Watson, 1985 - intermediate whitetip

References
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Kennedy, C.H. (1920). "Forty-two hitherto unrecognized genera and subgenera of Zygoptera". Ohio Journal of Science. 21: 83–88 [84]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.14540. hdl:1811/2112 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 5 April 2017.