Splendid Longlegs (Austrocnemis splendida)

The Splendid Longlegs (Austrocnemis splendida) is a damselfly species of the family Coenagrionidae, which contains 30 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Coenagrionidae consists of 54 couplets, 6 of which are pertinent to Austrocnemis splendida. Click on the numbers on the right to display the corresponding couplets. Or click on the ALLin1 button to see all the relevant couplets together in a single, scrollable window.

#	Family	Species	Couplet No.
	Coenagrionidae	Splendid Longlegs (Austrocnemis splendida)	Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 1 of 54 ○ Damselflies without this combination of characters b ↑ Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 14 of 54 ● Anal vein leaving wing margin well basal to the level of Ac in both wings, so there is a basal segment of anal vein about the same length as Ac a ↑ Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 15 of 54 ○ Hindwing shorter than 22 mm b ↑ Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 28 of 54 ● Central part of posterior lobe of pronotum produced into prominent tongue b ↑ Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 32 of 54 ○ Small bronze damselflies, hindwing shorter than 14 mm ⇒ genus: Austrocnemis b ↑ Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 33 of 54 ● Abdominal segment 9 substantially or entirely blue above ⇒ species: Splendid Longlegs (Austrocnemis splendida) a ↑
1			Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 1 of 54 ● Arculus in hindwing situated beyond distal antenodal crossvein by at least the length of subcostal part of antenodal ○ Very small damselflies, hindwing shorter than 14 mm ⇒ genus: Agriocnemis a ↑ b ↓ ○ Damselflies without this combination of characters
2			Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 14 of 54 ● Anal vein leaving wing margin well basal to the level of Ac in both wings, so there is a basal segment of anal vein about the same length as Ac a ↑ b ↓ ● Anal vein leaving wing margin nearer to or beyond level of Ac ● Basal segment of hindwing anal vein, if present, not more than half length of Ac
3			Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 15 of 54 ○ Hindwing longer than 22 mm a ↑ b ↓ ○ Hindwing shorter than 22 mm
4		Female only	Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 28 of 54 ● Central part of posterior lobe of pronotum low, rounded, not produced into prominent tongue a ↑ b ↓ ● Central part of posterior lobe of pronotum produced into prominent tongue
5			Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 32 of 54 ○ Reddish to black damselflies, hindwing longer than 14 mm ⇒ species: Red-Tipped Shadefly (Argiocnemis rubescens) a ↑ b ↓ ○ Small bronze damselflies, hindwing shorter than 14 mm ⇒ genus: Austrocnemis
6			Coenagrionidae: Key couplet 33 of 54 ● Abdominal segment 9 substantially or entirely blue above ⇒ species: Splendid Longlegs (Austrocnemis splendida) a ↑ b ↓ ● Abdominal segment 9 bronze-black above, with or without small blue spot