Austrocnemis obscura

Kimberley longlegs
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Austrocnemis
Species:	A. obscura
Binomial name
Austrocnemis obscura Theischinger & Watson, 1991 [1]

Austrocnemis obscura is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, ^[2] commonly known as a Kimberley longlegs. ^[3] It is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs. ^[3] It has only been recorded from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Female wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (eds.). The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 21–51 [23]. ISBN   0643051368.
2. "Species Austrocnemis obscura Theischinger & Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
4. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 200. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.