Episynlestes

Episynlestes
	Episynlestes albicauda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Synlestidae
Genus:	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[edit]

The genus Episynlestes includes the following species:^[5]

Genus **Episynlestes** – Kennedy, 1920 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Southern whitetip	Episynlestes albicauda (Tillyard, 1913)	south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales	Size: Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests. Diet:	LC
Tropical whitetip	Episynlestes cristatus Watson & Moulds, 1977	north-eastern Queensland	Size: Habitat: streams and pools in rainforests. Diet:	LC
Intermediate whitetip	Episynlestes intermedius Theischinger & Watson, 1985	Queensland	Size: Habitat: inhabits streams. Diet:	VU

References[edit]

^ 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.

[Kennedy_1920b-1] 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.

[AFD-2] "Genus Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[Watson_book_1991-3] 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.

[Field_Guide-4] 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.

[Odonata_list-5] Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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