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Checklist of Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 (Baskettails)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
69
261
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
53
200
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
46
188
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
9
99
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
9
99
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
52
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
15
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
15 Genera with 43 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald2SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1911Baskettails6SpeciesTaxom
Epomenus Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871Sundragons2SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Idoptilus Wootton, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1911river cruiser5SpeciesTaxom
Neophya Selys, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1927Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Procordulia Martin, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1907Emerald Dragonflies9SpeciesTaxom
Williamsonia Davis, 1992Boghaunters4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
43 Species
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Dorocordulia lepida Hagen, 1871Petite Emerald
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871Slender Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) stella Williamson, 1911Florida Baskettail
Epomenus rugosus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Helocordulia selysii Hagen, 1878Selys Sundragon
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871Uhler's sundragon
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Hemicordulia continentalis Martin, 1906Fat-bellied Emerald
Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871Yellow-spotted Emerald
Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871Tau Emerald
Idoptilus onisciformis R. J. Wootton, 1972
Idoptilus peachii H. Woodward, 1887
Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874Western River Cruiser
Macromia onerata Martin, 1907
Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861Gilded River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Macromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911Rainforest Cruiser
Neophya legrandi A. Nel, 2014
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927Cinnamon Shadowdragon
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Procordulia grayi Selys, 1871Yellow Spotted Dragonfly
Procordulia jacksoniensis Rambur, 1842Eastern swamp emerald
Procordulia smithii White, 1846Ranger Dragonfly
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907Williamson's emerald
Williamsonia carruthersii Seward, 0
Williamsonia cynthiae Watson & Sin..., 1992
Williamsonia lintneri Hagen, 1878Ringed boghaunter
Williamsonia margotiana Watson & Sin..., 1992

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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