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Eusynthemis
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Eusynthemis tillyardi
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Synthemistidae
Genus: Eusynthemis
Förster, 1903
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Eusynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae. They are commonly known as tigertails. Species of this genus are found mostly in Australia with one species, Eusynthemis frontalis, found in the Solomon Islands.

Species

The genus Eusynthemis includes these species:

  • Eusynthemis aurolineata (Tillyard, 1913) - variable tigertail
  • Eusynthemis barbarae (Moulds, 1985) - Mount Lewis tigertail
  • Eusynthemis brevistyla (Selys, 1871) - small tigertail
  • Eusynthemis deniseae Theischinger, 1977 - Carnarvon tigertail
  • Eusynthemis frontalis Lieftinck, 1949
  • Eusynthemis guttata (Selys, 1871) - southern tigertail
  • Eusynthemis netta Theischinger, 1999 - pretty tigertail
  • Eusynthemis nigra (Tillyard, 1906) - black tigertail
  • Eusynthemis rentziana Theischinger, 1998 - swift tigertail
  • Eusynthemis tenera Theischinger, 1995 - rainforest tigertail
  • Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 - mountain tigertail
  • Eusynthemis ursa Theischinger, 1999 - Barrington tigertail
  • Eusynthemis ursula Theischinger, 1998 - beech tigertail
  • Eusynthemis virgula (Selys, 1874) - golden tigertail
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