Barrington flatwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Argiolestidae |
Genus: | Austroargiolestes |
Species: | A. brookhousei
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Binomial name | |
Austroargiolestes brookhousei Theischinger & O'Farrell, 1986[2]
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Austroargiolestes brookhousei is a species of Australian damselfly in the family Megapodagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a Barrington flatwing.[4] It is endemic to northern New South Wales, where it inhabits streams and bogs.[5]
Austroargiolestes brookhousei is a medium-sized to large, black and pale blue damselfly, without pruinescence.[4] Like other members of the family Megapodagrionidae, it rests with its wings outspread.[6]
In 1986, Günther Theischinger and Tony O'Farrell named this species brookhousei, an eponym in acknowledgement of the work of Peter Brookhouse who was responsible for collecting specimens for analysis.[2][7]