Oristicta is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Isostictidae.[2] It is endemic to north-eastern Australia.[3] Species of Orosticta are slender, medium-sized damselflies with a dull colouring.[4]
| Oristicta | |
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| Male Oristicta filicicola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Isostictidae |
| Genus: | Oristicta Tillyard, 1913[1] |
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Species edit
The genus Oristicta includes the following species:[5][6]
- Oristicta filicicola Tillyard, 1913
- Oristicta rosendaleorum Theischinger & Burwell, 2017
References edit
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- ^ Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37: 404–479 [438]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Oristicta Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 230. 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 24 October 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Burwell, Chris J (20 September 2017). "A second species of Oristicta Tillyard (Odonata: Isostictidae)". Zootaxa. 4323 (1): 83–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.6.