Rhinocypha tincta

Papuan jewel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Chlorocyphidae
Genus:	Rhinocypha
Species:	R. tincta
Binomial name
	Rhinocypha tincta; Rambur, 1842[1]

Rhinocypha tincta is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae,[2] commonly known as a Papuan jewel.[3] It is a medium-sized damselfly with a short stout body, it is black with blue markings, and has long dark wings with pterostigma.[3] It has been recorded from South-east Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where it inhabits streams.[4]

Gallery

Figure 5. Male
Female wings
Male wings

Notes

Early records of Rhinocypha tincta in Australia have not been confirmed.[3]

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References

Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [237] – via Gallica.
"Species Rhinocypha tincta Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 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.

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[Rambur_1842_Gallica-1] Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [237] – via Gallica.

[AFD-2] "Species Rhinocypha tincta Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[Field_Guide-3] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.

[Watson_book_1991-4] 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.