Austrolestes aleison

Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae,[3] commonly known as a western ringtail.[4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.[5]

For the possum found in Western Australia, see Western ringtail possum.

Western ringtail

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Austrolestes
Species:
A. aleison
Binomial name
Austrolestes aleison

Austrolestes aleison is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.[6]

Etymology

The word aleison is from the greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, Tony Watson and Max Moulds named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen.[2][7]

  • Goblet shape on the tail of a male Austrolestes aleison
  • Female wings
  • Male wings
gollark: There's a thread for it in which they say what the odds of each on a particular day are.
gollark: You just need to breed at the right time.
gollark: In the ridgewing thuwed, it's 1/12.
gollark: In the progeny of the ancestors of bedgj, the tan-ness varies from 2/4 to 1/5 or something.
gollark: People have crazily analysed everything else (luminae breeding is an example) so why not this?

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes aleison". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14676531A59256818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14676531A59256818.en.
  2. Watson, J.A.L.; Moulds, M.S. (1979). "New species of Australian Lestidae (Odonata)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 18 (2): 143–155 [144]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x.
  3. "Species Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 30. 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. 204. 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.
  7. Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [37]. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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