Austrocnemis obscura

Kimberley longlegs
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Austrocnemis
Species: A. obscura
Binomial name
Austrocnemis obscura
Theischinger & Watson, 1991[1]

Austrocnemis obscura is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae,[2] commonly known as a Kimberley longlegs.[3] It is a tiny damselfly, bronze-black in colour with very long legs.[3] It has only been recorded from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, where it inhabits streams and slow-moving water.[4]

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  1. ↑ Theischinger, G.; Watson, J.A.L. (1991). "New genera, species and subspecies". In Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. The Australian Dragonflies. Melbourne: CSIRO. pp. 21-51 [23]. ISBN 0643051368.
  2. ↑ "Species Austrocnemis obscura Theischinger & Watson, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 978 0 64309 073 6.
  4. ↑ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 200. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3.
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