''Choristhemis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of small
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threaten ...
in the family
Synthemistidae
The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae.
This is an ancient dragonfly family, with some species occurr ...
found in eastern Australia.
[
They are small to medium-sized slender dragonflies with dark colouring and light markings and a relatively weak flight.]
Species
The genus includes two species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
:Choristhemis flavoterminata
''Choristhemis flavoterminata'', the yellow-tipped tigertail, is a species of dragonfly from the family Synthemistidae found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Yellow-tipped tigertails prefer a warm, wet climate and often reside near ...
'' – yellow-tipped tigertailChoristhemis olivei
''Choristhemis olivei'', more commonly known as delicate tigertail, is a species of Odonata spanning from the family Synthemistidae and the genus '' Choristhemis''.
This species originates from north-eastern Queensland, Australia, and some sci ...
'' – delicate tigertail[
]
References
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Synthemistidae
Anisoptera genera
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard
Insects described in 1910