Chorismagrion risi Morton, 1914 is a animal in the Synlestidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Chorismagrion risi Morton, 1914
Chorismagrion risi, the pretty relict, is the only species in its damselfly genus, endemic to rainforest water bodies in northeastern Australia.
Chorismagrion is a monotypic genus of damselflies that belongs to the family Synlestidae. The only species in this genus is Chorismagrion risi Morton, 1914, commonly called the pretty relict. This damselfly is slender and medium-sized. It is mostly black in color, with white markings. Chorismagrion risi is endemic to north-eastern Australia, where it lives in streams and large pools found within rainforests.
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Chlorolestes fasciatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Synlestes tropicus Tillyard, 1917
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi (Ris, 1921)
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha (Barnard, 1937)
Chlorolestes tessellatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
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