Turquoise Tigertail (Austrosynthemis cyanitincta)

The Turquoise Tigertail (Austrosynthemis cyanitincta) is a dragonfly species of the family Synthemistidae, which contains 26 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Synthemistidae consists of 26 couplets, 4 of which are pertinent to Austrosynthemis cyanitincta. 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.
	Synthemistidae	Turquoise Tigertail (Austrosynthemis cyanitincta)	Synthemistidae: Key couplet 1 of 26 ○ Dark markings, if present, confined to basal parts of wings b ↑ Synthemistidae: Key couplet 2 of 26 ● Generally one crossvein in median space, sometimes two in one or two wings a ↑ Synthemistidae: Key couplet 3 of 26 ● Labrum pale to brown, without black margin or midline b ↑ Synthemistidae: Key couplet 5 of 26 ● Front of synthorax dark with one dominant large pale mark on each side ⇒ species: Turquoise Tigertail (Austrosynthemis cyanitincta) b ↑
1			Synthemistidae: Key couplet 1 of 26 ○ Wings with dark brown spots at nodus ⇒ species: Tasmanian Spotwing (Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides) a ↑ b ↓ ○ Dark markings, if present, confined to basal parts of wings
2			Synthemistidae: Key couplet 2 of 26 ● Generally one crossvein in median space, sometimes two in one or two wings a ↑ b ↓ ● Generally two to five crossveins in median space of all wings
3			Synthemistidae: Key couplet 3 of 26 ● Labrum with black margin, often also with black stripe in midline ⇒ genus: Tonyosynthemis a ↑ b ↓ ● Labrum pale to brown, without black margin or midline
4			Synthemistidae: Key couplet 5 of 26 ● Front of synthorax dark without distinct markings, or black with one or two small pale spots on each side ⇒ genus: Archaeosynthemis a ↑ b ↓ ● Front of synthorax dark with one dominant large pale mark on each side ⇒ species: Turquoise Tigertail (Austrosynthemis cyanitincta)