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Podopteryx selysi

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Species of damselfly

Treehole flatwing
Female, north Queensland
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Argiolestidae
Genus: Podopteryx
Species: P. selysi
Binomial name
Podopteryx selysi
(Förster, 1899)

Podopteryx selysi is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Argiolestidae, commonly known as a treehole flatwing. It can be found in coastal northern Australia and New Guinea, where its larvae live in water-filled holes in tree trunks in rainforest.

Podopteryx selysi is a very large damselfly, black-metallic in colour with white to pink markings on its head and body. Like other members of the family Argiolestidae, it rests with its wings outspread.

Unusually, and possibly uniquely for a damselfly, the hindwings of Podopteryx selysi are longer than its forewings. For other damselflies, forewings are usually marginally longer than hindwings.

Gallery

  • Tip of female tail. Note the egg still in her ovipositor. Tip of female tail. Note the egg still in her ovipositor.
  • Tip of male tail Tip of male tail
  • Female wings Female wings
  • Male wings Male wings
  • Australian Museum specimen Australian Museum specimen

See also

References

  1. Dow, R.A. (2020) . "Podopteryx selysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T87532918A176958418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87532918A176958418.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Förster, G. (1899). "Contributions à la faune odonatologique Indo-Australe". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) (in French). 43: 63–72 .
  3. "Species Podopteryx selysi (Förster, 1899)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 233. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
  6. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Podopteryx selysi
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