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Species not assigned to a family Several genera of Australian dragonflies are currently not assigned to a particular family. These include 3 genera in south-east Queensland that do not form a cohesive recognisable group.
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Brown Tiger Prawn The Brown Tiger Prawn is a large, banded prawn growing to 235 mm in length. It occurs on mud or sandy mud, and is found in northern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to central NSW.
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Wiretails and pinflies Wiretails and pinflies are medium-sized to large, elongate damselflies. Males have a thin abdomen, thickened at the tip. Both males and females are dull-coloured, with pale markings on the thorax. The males of all species develop a pale powdery coating with age. These damselflies perch almost vertically at rest, with wings clasped together.
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Freshwater Crocodile The Freshwater Crocodile is a narrow-snouted species that grows to 3 metres. It occurs in far northern Australia. In Queensland, this species is usually found in western-flowing rivers that drain into the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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Blue Dragon Nudibranch The Blue Dragon Nudibranch resembles a frilled tiny lizard. It reaches only 10 mm in length and has 3 pairs of fan-like finger-like appendages called cerata. The species is found throughout the Pacific Ocean.
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Needles and whitetips The Synlestidae are large, dark-coloured damselflies with pale markings and long abdomens. They breed in streams in rivers.
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Rockmasters Rockmasters are very large, robust damselflies that rest with wings spread. Males are black with blue markings, and females dull-coloured. They breed in flowing waters.
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Tigertails Tigertails are medium-sized black dragonflies with yellow markings, and with eyes touching at the top of the head. Males have hindwings with an angled base, and auricles (paired ear-shaped structures) on A2 of the abdomen.
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Emeralds Emerald dragonflies are medium-sized, dark green or black, and yellow, with eyes touching on the top of the head. The eyes of many species are a bright metallic green. The wings are clear or may have faint brownish tips. The male hindwing has a rounded base.
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Ringtails and spreadwings The Lestidae are medium-sized damselflies. They are dark brown to black, with pale markings ranging from cream to blue. Ringtails have banded abdomens, while spreadwings are mostly uniformly dull-coloured. Ringtails rest with their wings clasped together, while spreadwings have their wings partially spread. The Lestidae breed in standing waters.
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Pygmy Wisp The Pygmy Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits ponds, swamps and fringes of dams and lakes with plentiful aquatic vegetation. Mature males are dark brown or black with greenish markings and a reddish tip to the abdomen. Young females are mostly red and become black and green as they age.
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Red-rumped Wisp The Red-rumped Wisp is a tiny damselfly that inhabits a variety of standing water habitats, including small, well-vegetated ponds, dams and swamps. It is very similar to the Pgymy Wisp but males have more of the tip of the abdomen reddish. However, only female Red-rumped Wisps are known from south-east Queensland.
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Carpet Snake or Carpet Python Carpet snakes are extremely variable in colour and pattern. Most specimens are olive green, with pale, dark-edged blotches, stripes or cross-bands. This species is widespread and found throughout northern, eastern and southern Australia.
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