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Hydrobasileus

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Hydrobasileus
Hydrobasileus brevistylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Trameini
Genus: Hydrobasileus
Kirby, 1889[1]
Type species
Hydrobasileus vittatus

Hydrobasileus is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae,[2] found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.[3]

Species

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The genus Hydrobasileus includes the following three species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865)[5] water prince Northern Territory to Queensland and central New South Wales
Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867) amber-winged marsh glider Sri Lanka, India
Hydrobasileus vittatus Kirby, 1889 New Guinea, Indonesia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kirby, W.F. (1889). "A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 12: 249–348 [266] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Hydrobasileus Kirby, 1889". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ 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. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ^ Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.