Twinspot Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis leachii)

Twinspot Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis leachii)

Inhabits streams, boggy seepages and swamps that may dry out

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• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 1 of 26

• ○ Dark markings, if present, confined to basal parts of wings

• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 2 of 26

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• ● Generally one crossvein in median space, sometimes two in one or two wings

• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 3 of 26

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• ● Labrum pale to brown, without black margin or midline

• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 5 of 26

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• ● Front of synthorax dark without distinct markings, or black with one or two small pale spots on each side
  
  ⇒ genus: Archaeosynthemis

• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 6 of 26

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• ● Pale intersegmental stripe on side of synthorax unbroken

• Synthemistidae: Key couplet 8 of 26

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• ● Front of synthorax with an upper and lower pale spot on each side, the lower spot sometimes very small and inconspicuous
  
  ⇒ species: Twinspot Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis leachii)