Neosticta

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: Coenagrionoidea

Familia: Isostictidae
Genus: Neosticta
Species: N. canescens – N. fraseri – N. silvarum
Name
Neosticta Tillyard, 1913

Neosticta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[2] It is endemic to eastern Australia.[3] Species of Neosticta are medium-sized damselflies, with a dull brown or black colouring and pale markings.[4]
Species

The genus Neosticta includes the following species:[5]

Neosticta canescens Tillyard, 1913
Neosticta fraseri Watson, 1991
Neosticta silvarum (Sjöstedt, 1917)

References

Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [435]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Genus Neosticta Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 April 2017.