Lilac Hunter (Zephyrogomphus lateralis)

Lilac Hunter (Zephyrogomphus lateralis)

Inhabits streams, possibly swamps

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• Gomphidae: Key couplet 1 of 47

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• ● Generally no incomplete antenodal crossvein proximal to Ax1 in any wing
  ● End of abdomen not elongate, mid-dorsal length of abdominal tergum 9 less than 2.3 mm in male, 2.1 mm in female

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 10 of 47

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• ● Superior anal appendages parallel or divergent, not converging at tips, each bearing a long, curved ventrobasal branch

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 19 of 47

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• ● Anterior of abdominal segments 3 and 4 with mid-dorsal yellow band, sometimes narrow, or entirely yellow

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 27 of 47

• ○ Abdominal terga 9-10 usually marked with black or chocolate brown
  ○ If yellow or reddish, then tergum 8 substantially black

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 32 of 47

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• ● Metanepisternum substantially pale
  ● Pterostigma yellow, brown or black, its length more than 3.3 times its maximum width

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 33 of 47

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• ● Brown and cream-coloured, with lilac colouration on side of synthorax, or brown and greenish yellow
  ● Lower half of metepimeron posteriorly margined with brown
  
  ⇒ genus: Zephyrogomphus

• Gomphidae: Key couplet 34 of 47

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• ● Brown and cream coloured with lilac colouration on side of synthorax
  ○ From south-western Australia
  
  ⇒ species: Lilac Hunter (Zephyrogomphus lateralis)