Archibasis

Archibasis
	Archibasis lieftincki; Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Archibasis; Kirby, 1890
	Probable distribution of Archibasis

Archibasis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae.^[2] These damselflies are generally medium-sized with bright colouring.^[3] Archibasis occurs in southern Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.^[4]

Species

The genus Archibasis includes the following species:^[5]

Archibasis crucigera Lieftinck, 1949
Archibasis incisura Lieftinck, 1949
Archibasis lieftincki Conniff & Bedjacnic, 2013
Archibasis melanocyana (Selys, 1877)
Archibasis mimetes (Tillyard, 1913)
Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
Archibasis rebeccae Kemp, 1989
Archibasis tenella Lieftinck, 1949
Archibasis viola Lieftinck, 1949

Etymology

The genus name Archibasis is derived from the Greek ἀρχή (archē, "beginning" or "origin") and βάσις (basis, "base"), referring to the distinctly narrowed base of the wings.^[6]

References

↑ Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [156]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
↑ "Genus Archibasis Kirby, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
↑ 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.
↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

[Kirby_1890-1] Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [156]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.

[AFD-2] "Genus Archibasis Kirby, 1890". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.

[Field_Guide-3] Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.

[Watson_book_1991-4] 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.

[WOL-5] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 April 2026.

[Endersby_&_Fliedner_2015-6] Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

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