Eusynthemis Explained

Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae.^[1] They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.^[2]

Species

The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:^[3]

• Eusynthemis aurolineata - variable tigertail^[4]
• Eusynthemis barbarae - Mount Lewis tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis brevistyla - small tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis cooloola - Cooloola tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis deniseae - Carnarvon tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis frontalis ^[2]
• Eusynthemis guttata - southern tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis netta - pretty tigertail^[6]
• Eusynthemis nigra - black tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis rentziana - swift tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis tenera - rainforest tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis tillyardi - mountain tigertail^[7]
• Eusynthemis ursa - Barrington tigertail^[5]
• Eusynthemis ursula - beech tigertail^[8]
• Eusynthemis virgula - golden tigertail^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Eusynthemis Förster, 1903. 2012. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 3 March 2017.
2. Lieftinck. M.A.. 1949. Synopsis of the Odonate fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. Treubia . 20. 2. 319–374 [359].
3. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 August 2010 . live.
4. Hawking, J.. Eusynthemis aurolineata. 2009. e.T163579A5618499. 2009. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163579A5618499.en.
5. Book: Theischinger, Günther. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. 2nd. Hawking. John. Orr. Albert. CSIRO Publishing. 2021. 978 1 48631 374 7. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
6. Hawking, J.. Eusynthemis netta. 2009. e.T163560A5616186. 2009. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163560A5616186.en.
7. Hawking, J.. Eusynthemis tillyardi. 2009. e.T163531A5612316. 2009. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163531A5612316.en.
8. Hawking, J.. Eusynthemis ursula. 2009. e.T163569A5617241. 2009. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163569A5617241.en.