Eusynthemis

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: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Synthemistidae
Genus: Eusynthemis
Species: E. aurolineata – E. barbarae – E. brevistyla – E. deniseae – E. frontalis – E. guttata – E. netta – E. nigra – E. rentziana – E. tenera – E. tillyardi – E. ursa – E. ursula – E. virgula
Name
Eusynthemis Förster, 1903

Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.[2] They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia[3] with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.[4]
Species

The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:[5]

Eusynthemis aurolineata (Tillyard, 1913) - variable tigertail[6]
Eusynthemis barbarae (Moulds, 1985) - Mount Lewis tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis brevistyla (Selys, 1871) - small tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis cooloola Theischinger, 2018 - Cooloola tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis deniseae Theischinger, 1977 - Carnarvon tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis frontalis Lieftinck, 1949[4]
Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871) - southern tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis netta Theischinger, 1999 - pretty tigertail[7]
Eusynthemis nigra (Tillyard, 1906) - black tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998 - swift tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis tenera Theischinger, 1995 - rainforest tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 - mountain tigertail[8]
Eusynthemis ursa Theischinger, 1999 - Barrington tigertail[3]
Eusynthemis ursula Theischinger, 1998 - beech tigertail[9]
Eusynthemis virgula (Selys, 1874) - golden tigertail[3]

References

Förster, F. (1903). "Odonaten aus Neu-Guinea III". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica). 1 (2): 509–554 [545] – via Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici.
"Genus Eusynthemis Förster, 1903". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John; Orr, Albert (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978 1 48631 374 7.
Lieftinck, M.A. (1949). "Synopsis of the Odonate fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands". Treubia. 20 (2): 319–374 [359].
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.
Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis aurolineata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163579A5618499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163579A5618499.en.
Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis netta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163560A5616186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163560A5616186.en.
Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis tillyardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163531A5612316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163531A5612316.en.
Hawking, J. (2009). "Eusynthemis ursula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163569A5617241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163569A5617241.en.