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{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}
{{for|the possum found in Western Australia|Western ringtail possum}}
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| name = Western ringtail
| name = Western ringtail
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dow, R.A. |date=2017 |title=''Austrolestes aleison'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T14676531A59256818 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14676531A59256818.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Austrolestes aleison
| taxon = Austrolestes aleison
| authority = [[species:Tony Watson|Watson]] & [[species:Maxwell S. Moulds|Moulds]], 1979<ref name="Watson Moulds 1979">{{Cite journal|last=Watson|first=J.A.L.|last2=Moulds|first2=M.S.|date=1979|title=New species of Australian Lestidae (Odonata)|url=https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=18|pages=143-155 [144]|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x}}</ref>
| authority = [[species:Tony Watson|Watson]] & [[species:Maxwell S. Moulds|Moulds]], 1979<ref name="Watson Moulds 1979">{{Cite journal|last1=Watson|first1=J.A.L.|last2=Moulds|first2=M.S.|date=1979|title=New species of Australian Lestidae (Odonata)|journal=Journal of the Australian Entomological Society|volume=18|issue=2|pages=143–155 [144]|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x|url=https://zenodo.org/record/3699605|doi-access=free}}</ref>
| range_map = Austrolestes aleison distribution map.svg
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'''''Austrolestes aleison''''' is an Australian species of [[damselfly]] in the family [[Lestidae]],<ref name="AFD">{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrolestes_aleison |title=Species ''Austrolestes aleison'' Watson & Moulds, 1979|last=|first=|date=2012|website=[[Australian Faunal Directory]]|publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]]|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>
'''''Austrolestes aleison''''' is an Australian species of [[damselfly]] in the family [[Lestidae]],<ref name="AFD">{{Cite web|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Austrolestes_aleison |title=Species ''Austrolestes aleison'' Watson & Moulds, 1979|date=2012|website=[[Australian Faunal Directory]]|publisher=[[Australian Biological Resources Study]]|access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>
commonly known as a '''western ringtail'''.<ref name="Field Guide">{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last=Theischinger|first=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978 0 64309 073 6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=30|quote=|via=}}</ref>
commonly known as a '''western ringtail'''.<ref name="Field Guide">{{Cite book|title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia|last1=Theischinger|first1=Günther|last2=Hawking|first2=John|publisher=CSIRO Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-64309-073-6|location=Collingwood, Victoria, Australia|pages=30}}</ref>
It is [[endemic]] to [[Southwest Australia|south-western Australia]], where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.<ref name="DECCCW 2009">{{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978 1 74232 475 3|pages=204|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf}}</ref>
It is [[endemic]] to [[Southwest Australia|south-western Australia]], where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.<ref name="DECCCW 2009">{{cite book|title=Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata|last2=Endersby|first2=Ian|date=2009|publisher=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW|isbn=978-1-74232-475-3|pages=204|last1=Theischinger|first1=Gunther|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/publications/09730AustOdonata.pdf}}</ref>


''Austrolestes aleison'' is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.<ref name="Watson book 1991">{{Cite book|title=The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata |last=Watson|first=J.A.L.|last2=Theischinger|first2=G.|last3=Abbey|first3=H.M.|publisher=CSIRO|year=1991|isbn=0643051368|location=Melbourne|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref>
''Austrolestes aleison'' is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.<ref name="Watson book 1991">{{Cite book|title=The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata |last1=Watson|first1=J.A.L.|last2=Theischinger|first2=G.|last3=Abbey|first3=H.M.|publisher=CSIRO|year=1991|isbn=0643051368|location=Melbourne}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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The word ''aleison'' is from the Greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, [[species:Tony Watson|Tony Watson]] and [[species:Maxwell S. Moulds|Max Moulds]] named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen.<ref name="Watson Moulds 1979"/><ref name="Endersby 2012">{{Cite journal|last=Endersby|first=I.|date=2012|title=Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371075|journal=Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales|volume=145|issue=443 & 444|pages=34–53 [37]|issn=0035-9173|via=[[Biodiversity Heritage Library]]}}</ref>
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[[File:Austrolestes aleison male K403348 goblet detail.jpg|thumb|left| Goblet shape on the tail of a male ''Austrolestes aleison'']]

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The word ''aleison'' is from the greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, [[species:Tony Watson|Tony Watson]] and [[species:Maxwell S. Moulds|Max Moulds]] named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen.<ref name="Watson Moulds 1979"/><ref name="Endersby 2012">{{Cite journal|last=Endersby|first=I.|date=2012|title=Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published|url=http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46371075|journal=Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales|series=|volume=145|issue=443 & 444|pages=34-53 [37]|issn=0035-9173|via=[[Biodiversity Heritage Library]]}}</ref>
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Austrolestes aleison male K403348 goblet detail.jpg | Goblet shape on the tail of a male ''Austrolestes aleison''
Austrolestes aleison female wings (34018138463).jpg | Female wings
Austrolestes aleison male wings (34018143813) (2).jpg | Male wings
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==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Lestidae]]
[[Category:Lestidae]]
[[Category:Odonata of Australia]]
[[Category:Odonata of Australia]]
[[Category:Insects of Australia]]
[[Category:Insects of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Australia]]

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For the possum found in Western Australia, see Western ringtail possum.

Western ringtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Austrolestes
Species:
A. aleison
Binomial name
Austrolestes aleison

Austrolestes aleison is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae,[3] commonly known as a western ringtail.[4] It is endemic to south-western Australia, where it inhabits pools, ponds and lakes.[5]

Austrolestes aleison is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is blue and black.[6]

Etymology

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The word aleison is from the Greek word ἄλεισον, meaning a goblet. In 1979, Tony Watson and Max Moulds named this species of damselfly after the goblet-shape of the mark on segment 2 of the male abdomen.[2][7]

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  • Goblet shape on the tail of a male Austrolestes aleison
    Goblet shape on the tail of a male Austrolestes aleison
  • Female wings
    Female wings
  • Male wings
    Male wings

See also

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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Austrolestes aleison.
Wikispecies has information related to Austrolestes aleison.
  1. ^ Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes aleison". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14676531A59256818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T14676531A59256818.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Watson, J.A.L.; Moulds, M.S. (1979). "New species of Australian Lestidae (Odonata)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 18 (2): 143–155 [144]. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00828.x.
  3. ^ "Species Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  5. ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
  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.
  7. ^ Endersby, I. (2012). "Watson and Theischinger: the etymology of the dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) names which they published". Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 145 (443 & 444): 34–53 [37]. ISSN 0035-9173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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