○ Dark markings, if present, confined to basal parts of wings
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 2 of 26
● Generally two to five crossveins in median space of all wings
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 9 of 26
● An accessory thick antenodal in forewing in addition to the two primaries; this and the two previous alternating with thin antenodals ○ Male tergum 10 without pale dorsal cone ○ Ovipositor, if developed, not reaching beyond segment 9
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 11 of 26
● Anterior frons pale, or pale with black stripe, often quite broad, in midline
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 12 of 26
○ Frons broad ○ Membranule of both wings well developed ● Female ovipositor reduced to vulvar lamina or poorly developed
⇒ genus: Eusynthemis
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 14 of 26
○ Labrum black
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 16 of 26
● Intermediary piece brown or black
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 22 of 26
● Superior appendages of male not longer than width of abdominal segment 10 ○ Non-tropical species
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 24 of 26
● Metascutum dark brown to black
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 25 of 26
● Front of synthorax dark except for pale dorsal carina ● Anterior lateral stripe of synthorax moderately wide and posterior stripe straight, or, anterior lateral stripe of synthorax narrow and posterior stripe distinctly curved
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Synthemistidae: Key couplet 26 of 26
● Labium brown to black ○ Anterior lateral stripe of synthorax moderately wide and posterior stripe straight