Rhadinosticta handschini

Rhadinosticta handschini is a species of damselfly in the family Isostictidae.[2] It has been reported from northern Australia, where it inhabits streams. Rhadinosticta handschini is a slender, medium-sized, dully-coloured damselfly.[3]

Rhadinosticta handschini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Isostictidae
Genus: Rhadinosticta
Species:
R. handschini
Binomial name
Rhadinosticta handschini
(Lieftinck, 1933)[1]

See also

Notes

The taxonomic difference between Rhadinosticta handschini and Rhadinosticta banksi is uncertain.[2] They may not be separate species.[4]

References
  1. Lieftinck, M.A. (1933). "Odonaten aus Nordaustralien". Revue Suisse de Zoologie (in German). 40: 409–439 [417].
  2. "Species Rhadinosticta handschini (Lieftinck, 1933)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 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. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. Theischinger, G; Hawking, J (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
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