Ellipse-Tipped Mistfly (Pseudocordulia elliptica)

The Ellipse-Tipped Mistfly (Pseudocordulia elliptica) is a dragonfly species of the family Pseudocorduliidae, which contains 2 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Pseudocorduliidae consists of a single couplet, which is pertinent to Pseudocordulia elliptica. Click on the number on the right to display the corresponding couplet.

#	Family	Species	Couplet No.
	Pseudocorduliidae	Ellipse-Tipped Mistfly (Pseudocordulia elliptica)
1			Pseudocorduliidae: Key couplet 1 of 1 ○ Postgena usually dark brown or black immediately behind eye margin ● Male superior appendages slightly convergent beyond lateral tooth ● Female valves short, broadly triangular ⇒ species: Ellipse-Tipped Mistfly (Pseudocordulia elliptica) a ↑ b ↓ ○ Postgena usually brown immediately behind eye margin ● Male superior appendages converging abruptly beyond lateral tooth ● Female valves with elongate, finger-like apices ⇒ species: Circle-Tipped Mistfly (Pseudocordulia circularis)