Austrothemis nigrescens is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae,[4] commonly known as the swamp flat-tail.[5] It is endemic to southern Australia, where it inhabits lakes and swamps.[6][7] It is a small dragonfly; the male has a flattened abdomen with black and red markings, and the female has black and yellow markings.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Austrothemis Ris, 1912[3] |
| Species: | A. nigrescens
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| Austrothemis nigrescens | |
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Austrothemis nigrescens is the only species in the genus Austrothemis.[5]
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- ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Austrothemis nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163536A5612932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163536A5612932.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Martin, R. (1901). "Les odonates du continent australien". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 14: 220–248 [222] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Ris, F. (1912). "Libellulinen 6". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Vol. 14. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 701–836 [738] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Species Austrothemis nigrescens (Martin, 1901)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-74232-475-3.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.