Austroagrion is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. Species of Austroagrion are small damselflies; males are black with blue or green markings while females are paler. Austroagrion occurs in Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.
Species The genus Austroagrion includes the following species:
Austroagrion cyane Austroagrion exclamationis Austroagrion kiautai Austroagrion pindrina Austroagrion watsoni
Etymology The genus name Austroagrion combines the prefix austro- (from Latin auster, meaning "south wind", hence "southern") with Agrion, a genus name derived from Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name established by Fabricius in 1775 to include all Zygoptera. Austroagrion thus refers to a southern representative of that group.
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