Austrocnemis maccullochi

Austrocnemis maccullochi is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[3] commonly known as a tiny longlegs.[4] It is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs.[4] It occurs across coastal northern Australia and New Guinea,[5] where it inhabits still waters.[6]

Tiny longlegs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austrocnemis
Species:
A. maccullochi
Binomial name
Austrocnemis maccullochi
(Tillyard, 1926)[2]
  • Female wings
  • Male wings

See also

References
  1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrocnemis maccullochi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T87533424A87534076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87533424A87534076.en.
  2. Tillyard, R.J. (1926). "On a collection of Papuan dragonflies (Odonata) made by the late Mr. Allan R. McCulloch in 1922–3, with descriptions of new species". Records of the Australian Museum. 15 (2): 157–166 [160]. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.15.1926.806.
  3. "Species Austrocnemis maccullochi (Tillyard, 1926)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  6. 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.
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