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Tigertails
Synthemistidae
The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family has seven genera and 43 species; they look similar to corduliid and gomphid dragonflies. This family is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae. This is an ancient dragonfly family, with some species occurring in Australia and New Guinea. Most species are small in size and have narrow abdomens. Their nymphs are bottom-dwellers, and resist droughts by burying...
11 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 51 known species
Eusynthemis
genusEusynthemis
Choristhemis
genusChoristhemis
Synthemis
genusSynthemis
Parasynthemis
genusParasynthemis
Archaeosynthemis
genusArchaeosynthemis
Tonyosynthemis
genusTonyosynthemis
Synthemiopsis
genusSynthemiopsis
Calesynthemis
genusCalesynthemis
Austrosynthemis
genusAustrosynthemis
Neocaledosynthemis
genusNeocaledosynthemis
Palaeosynthemis
genusPalaeosynthemis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86096.