SynthemistidaeW
Synthemistidae

The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family has seven genera and forty-three 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 themselves very deeply. Synthemistid dragonflies frequently prefer marshy areas, as well as fast-flowing streams. The family Synthemistidae is sometimes called Synthemidae.

ArchaeophyaW
Archaeophya

Archaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies belonging to the family Gomphomacromiidae. Species of Archaeophya are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia.

ArchaeosynthemisW
Archaeosynthemis

Archaeosynthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae. Species of Archaeosynthemis are found across southern Australia. They are medium-sized dragonflies with black and yellow markings.

Archaeosynthemis leachiiW
Archaeosynthemis leachii

Archaeosynthemis leachii is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the twinspot tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams, seepages and swamps in south-western Australia.

Archaeosynthemis occidentalisW
Archaeosynthemis occidentalis

Archaeosynthemis occidentalis is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the western brown tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with reddish-brown and yellow markings. It is endemic to south-western Australia where it inhabits boggy creeks and swamps.

Archaeosynthemis orientalisW
Archaeosynthemis orientalis

Archaeosynthemis orientalis is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, commonly known as the eastern brown tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with reddish-brown and yellow markings. It inhabits boggy creeks and swamps in eastern Australia

Archaeosynthemis spinigerW
Archaeosynthemis spiniger

Archaeosynthemis spiniger is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the spiny tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams and rivers in south-western Australia.

Austrocordulia leonardiW
Austrocordulia leonardi

Austrocordulia leonardi is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, commonly known as the Sydney hawk. It is a medium-sized black and yellow dragonfly, endemic to the Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia, where its natural habitat is rivers and dams.

Austrophya monteithorumW
Austrophya monteithorum

Austrophya monteithorum is a species of dragonfly in the family Austrocorduliidae, known as the summit mystic. It is probably a small dragonfly, adults have not been seen. It is known only from larva found at the summit plateau of Thornton Peak, north-west of Cairns in tropical Queensland, Australia.

AustrosynthemisW
Austrosynthemis

Austrosynthemis is a monotypic genus of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. Its single species, Austrosynthemis cyanitincta, more commonly known as the turquoise tigertail, is found in south-western Australia, where it inhabits streams.

ChoristhemisW
Choristhemis

Choristhemis is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae found in eastern Australia. They are small to medium-sized slender dragonflies with dark colouring and light markings and a relatively weak flight.

Choristhemis flavoterminataW
Choristhemis flavoterminata

Choristhemis flavoterminata, the yellow-tipped tigertail, is a species of dragonfly from the family Synthemistidae found in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Yellow-tipped tigertails prefer a warm, wet climate and often reside near rivers where they also lay their eggs. Specimens of this type of dragonfly are noted in the A.N. Burns Collection in Museum Victoria.

Choristhemis oliveiW
Choristhemis olivei

Choristhemis olivei, more commonly known as delicate tigertail, is a species of Odonata spanning from the family Synthemistidae and the genus Choristhemis. This species originates from north-eastern Queensland, Australia, and some scientists speculate that this species are endemic to Mount Lewis. Specimens of the Choristhemis olivei were first discovered in 1908 by R. J. Tillyard when two males of this species were found in Australia and documented in 1909. In 1999, one additional male was collected and documented by Günther Theischinger. The species is also noted in the Zoological Society of London. More recently, two scientists discovered a multitude of Choristhemis olivei on Thornton Peak, located on Cape Tribulation. One of these scientists took a sample of the larvae found on Thornton Peak for further research.

EusynthemisW
Eusynthemis

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.

Eusynthemis aurolineataW
Eusynthemis aurolineata

Eusynthemis aurolineata is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the variable tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits mountain swamps and streams in eastern Australia

Eusynthemis barbaraeW
Eusynthemis barbarae

Eusynthemis barbarae is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the Mount Lewis tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis brevistylaW
Eusynthemis brevistyla

Eusynthemis brevistyla is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as a small tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams in south-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis cooloolaW
Eusynthemis cooloola

Eusynthemis cooloola is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the Cooloola tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It has been found along a creek in the Cooloola sand-mass of south-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Eusynthemis deniseaeW
Eusynthemis deniseae

Eusynthemis deniseae is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the Carnarvon tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and pale yellow markings. It inhabits streams in the vicinity of Carnarvon National Park, Queensland, Australia.

Eusynthemis guttataW
Eusynthemis guttata

Eusynthemis guttata is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the southern tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits alpine streams in south-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis nettaW
Eusynthemis netta

Eusynthemis netta is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the pretty tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis nigraW
Eusynthemis nigra

Eusynthemis nigra is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the black tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams in eastern Australia

Eusynthemis rentzianaW
Eusynthemis rentziana

Eusynthemis rentziana is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the swift tigertail. It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams in eastern Australia

Eusynthemis teneraW
Eusynthemis tenera

Eusynthemis tenera is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the rainforest tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits rainforest streams in north-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis tillyardiW
Eusynthemis tillyardi

Eusynthemis tillyardi is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the mountain tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits coastal and mountain streams in south-eastern Australia

Eusynthemis ursaW
Eusynthemis ursa

Eusynthemis ursa is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the Barrington tigertail. It is a bulky, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It has been found at altitude in the vicinity of Barrington Tops, New South Wales, Australia

Eusynthemis ursulaW
Eusynthemis ursula

Eusynthemis ursula is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the Beech tigertail. It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It has been found near the source of small streams at altitude in the vicinity of Barrington Tops, New South Wales, Australia

Eusynthemis virgulaW
Eusynthemis virgula

Eusynthemis virgula is a species of dragonfly of the family Synthemistidae, known as the golden tigertail. It is a medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings. It inhabits streams in south-eastern Australia

IdionyxW
Idionyx

Idionyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae, which is earlier treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae. According to World Odonata List, this genera is best considered incertae sedis.

Idionyx coronaW
Idionyx corona

Idionyx corona is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.

Idionyx gomantakensisW
Idionyx gomantakensis

Idionyx gomantakensis, commonly known as Goan shadow dancer, is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.

Idionyx saffronataW
Idionyx saffronata

Idionyx saffronata, or Saffron Shadow Dancer is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.

Idionyx travancorensisW
Idionyx travancorensis

Idionyx travancorensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India.

MacromidiaW
Macromidia

Macromidia is a genus of dragonfly in family Synthemistidae, which is earlier treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae. According to World Odonata List, this genera is best considered incertae sedis. It contains the following species:Macromidia ishidai Macromidia donaldi

Macromidia donaldiW
Macromidia donaldi

Macromidia donaldi is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India and from Sri Lanka.

Parasynthemis reginaW
Parasynthemis regina

Parasynthemis regina is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae, known as the royal tigertail. It is a medium to large and slender dragonfly with a long body and black and yellow markings. It inhabits stagnant pools and swamps in eastern Australia

PseudocorduliaW
Pseudocordulia

Pseudocordulia is a small genus of dragonflies that are endemic to tropical northeastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings. Its taxonomic placement has varied, with some authors placing it in the monotypic family Pseudocorduliidae, while others include it in Corduliidae or Synthemistidae.

SyncorduliaW
Syncordulia

Syncordulia is a genus of dragonflies.

SynthemiopsisW
Synthemiopsis

Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides, also known as the Tasmanian spotwing, is a species of dragonfly from southern and north-western Tasmania, Australia. It is the only species in the genus Synthemiopsis and has also been placed in its own tribe, Synthemiopsini. R. J. Tillyard, who first described it, considered it intermediate between the Australian genus Synthemis and the Chilean Gomphomacromia. He had material from swamps around Cradle Mountain, at about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) altitude, and from Flowerdale Creek near Wynyard. Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides flies rapidly over the swamps and often sits on reeds. It occurs together with Synthemis tasmanica, a similar but duller-coloured species.

SynthemiopsisW
Synthemiopsis

Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides, also known as the Tasmanian spotwing, is a species of dragonfly from southern and north-western Tasmania, Australia. It is the only species in the genus Synthemiopsis and has also been placed in its own tribe, Synthemiopsini. R. J. Tillyard, who first described it, considered it intermediate between the Australian genus Synthemis and the Chilean Gomphomacromia. He had material from swamps around Cradle Mountain, at about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) altitude, and from Flowerdale Creek near Wynyard. Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides flies rapidly over the swamps and often sits on reeds. It occurs together with Synthemis tasmanica, a similar but duller-coloured species.

SynthemisW
Synthemis

Synthemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae. Species of Synthemis are medium-sized, slender, black and yellow dragonflies.

Synthemis eustalactaW
Synthemis eustalacta

Synthemis eustalacta is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae, known as the swamp tigertail. It is found in south-eastern Australia, where it inhabits streams and rivers. It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings.

Synthemis tasmanicaW
Synthemis tasmanica

Synthemis tasmanica is a species of dragonfly in the family Synthemistidae, known as the Tasmanian swamp tigertail. It is found in Tasmania, Australia, where it inhabits seepages and bogs. It is a slender, medium-sized dragonfly with black and yellow markings.

TonyosynthemisW
Tonyosynthemis

Tonyosynthemis is a genus of slender black and yellow dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae. It is endemic to eastern Australia.

Tonyosynthemis claviculataW
Tonyosynthemis claviculata

Tonyosynthemis claviculata, commonly known as the clavicle tigertail, is a species of dragonfly. They are found in Queensland, Australia, along streams and rivers, or near the eastern Australian coast and drainage basins.

Tonyosynthemis ofarrelliW
Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli

Tonyosynthemis ofarrelli, more commonly known as the slender tigertail, is a species of Odonata from the family Synthemistidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, along the eastern coast. They tend to live along or near freshwater streams or rivers, which is also where Odonata tend to lay their eggs.