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Taxonomy of Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
23
670
8007
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
21
667
8003
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
10
336
4255
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
66
833
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850
SubfamilyCordulephyinae
Tillyard, 1917
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
14
288
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGomphomacromiinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIdionychinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyIdomacromiinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
190
Genera
Species
SubfamilyNeophyinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAechnosoma
1Species
GenusAnacordulia
Tillyard, 1926
3Species
GenusAntipodochlora
Fraser, 1939
1Species
GenusApocordulia
Watson, 1980
1Species
GenusAustrocordulia
Tillyard, 1909
5Species
GenusAustrophya
Tillyard, 1909
2Species
GenusCellulocordulia
Riou & Nel, 1995
1Species
GenusChlorosoma
Charpentier in Burmeister, 1839
1Species
GenusCordulephya
Selys, 1870
4Species
GenusCorduliochlora
Marinov & Seidenbusch, 2007
2Species
GenusCordulisantosia
Fleck & Costa, 2007
3Species
GenusCroatcordulia
Kiauta, 1969
0Species
GenusCroatocordulia
Kiauta, 1969
1Species
GenusEpicordulia
Burmeister, 1839
  ⇒ Epitheca
Baskettails
4Species
GenusEpomenus
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusEpophthalmia
Burmeister, 1839
28Species
GenusGuadalca
Kimmins, 1957
1Species
GenusHemicordulia
Selys, 1870
53Species
GenusHesperocordulia
Tillyard, 1911
1Species
GenusHeteronaias
Needham & Gyger, 1937
1Species
GenusHylaeschna
Sjöstedt, 1899
1Species
GenusIdionyx
Hagen, 1867
50Species
GenusIdiophya
Fraser, 1934
2Species
GenusIdomacromia
Karsch, 1896
7Species
GenusIdoptilus
Wootton, 1972
2Species
GenusLaragithemis
Lin, 1982
1Species
GenusLathrocordulia
Tillyard, 1911
2Species
GenusLibellulosoma
Martin, 1906
2Species
GenusMacromidia
Martin, 1907
22Species
GenusMacrona
Hagen, 1849
  ⇒ Macromia
0Species
GenusMesocordulia
Ren & Guo, 1996
1Species
GenusMetaphya
Laidlaw, 1912
5Species
GenusMetathemis
Tillyard, 1910
6Species
GenusMicromidia
Fraser, 1959
3Species
GenusMiocordulia
Kennedy, 1931
1Species
GenusMolercordulia
Bechly, 2005
1Species
GenusNeophya
Selys, 1881
2Species
GenusNesocordulia
McLachlan, 1882
7Species
GenusOxygastra
Selys, 1870
4Species
GenusPentathemis
Karsch, 1890
2Species
GenusPhyllomacromia
Selys, 1878
  ⇒ Macromia
Cruisers
64Species
GenusPlatycordulia
Williamson, 1908
1Species
GenusPresba
Barnard, 1933
2Species
GenusProcordulia
Martin, 1907
20Species
GenusPseudocordulia
Tillyard, 1909
2Species
GenusPseudogomphus
Kirby, 1889
1Species
GenusSchizocordulia
Machado, 2005
1Species
GenusSomatachlora
Brauner, 1902
  ⇒ Somatochlora
0Species
GenusSyncordulia
Selys, 1882
6Species
GenusTetragoneuria
Burmeister, 1839
  ⇒ Epitheca
Baskettails
23Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Corduliidae
GermanFalkenlibellen
EnglishBaskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons
DutchGlanslibellen
DanishSmaragdibeller, Smaragdlibeller
SwedishSkimmertrollsländor
FinnishKiiltokorennot
SpanishLibelulas


Distribution and Species lists of Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850
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Angola
1 Genus  4 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
17 Genera  34 Species
Austria
3 Genera  6 Species
Belarus
3 Genera  5 Species
Belgium
5 Genera  7 Species
Belize
1 Genus  0 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  7 Species
Brazil
7 Genera  5 Species
Bulgaria
2 Genera  3 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  4 Species
Cambodia
5 Genera  10 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  7 Species
Canada
11 Genera  48 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Central African Republic
2 Genera  2 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
3 Genera  3 Species
China
10 Genera  36 Species
Colombia
4 Genera  3 Species
Comoros
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  5 Species
Croatia
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
4 Genera  6 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  9 Species
Denmark
4 Genera  6 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  3 Species
Egypt
3 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  7 Species
Estonia
3 Genera  5 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  3 Species
Finland
6 Genera  13 Species
France
8 Genera  13 Species
Gabon
4 Genera  16 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  3 Species
Georgia
7 Genera  18 Species
Germany
5 Genera  11 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  6 Species
Greece
5 Genera  12 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  4 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  3 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  0 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  2 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  2 Species
India
8 Genera  51 Species
Indonesia
12 Genera  58 Species
Ireland
3 Genera  5 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
5 Genera  15 Species
Ivory Coast
5 Genera  13 Species
Japan
8 Genera  21 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  11 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  5 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
3 Genera  5 Species
Luxembourg
4 Genera  5 Species
Madagascar
6 Genera  10 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  8 Species
Malaysia
8 Genera  19 Species
Mali
2 Genera  5 Species
Mauritius
5 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  4 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  10 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  7 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  2 Species
Namibia
4 Genera  7 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  6 Species
Netherlands
5 Genera  7 Species
New Zealand
6 Genera  8 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  0 Species
Nigeria
4 Genera  17 Species
North Korea
5 Genera  8 Species
Norway
3 Genera  8 Species
Palau
2 Genera  4 Species
Panama
1 Genus  2 Species
Papua New Guinea
3 Genera  9 Species
Peru
2 Genera  2 Species
Philippines
7 Genera  13 Species
Poland
3 Genera  5 Species
Portugal
2 Genera  2 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  3 Species
Republic South Africa
6 Genera  23 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
3 Genera  10 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  4 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
3 Genera  7 Species
Singapore
4 Genera  4 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovenia
2 Genera  2 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  2 Species
South Korea
6 Genera  13 Species
Spain
6 Genera  7 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  4 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  4 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  4 Species
Sweden
5 Genera  9 Species
Switzerland
4 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
5 Genera  12 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  7 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  15 Species
Togo
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  2 Species
Uganda
4 Genera  21 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  2 Species
United Kingdom
15 Genera  41 Species
USA
14 Genera  79 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  1 Species
Vietnam
5 Genera  13 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  12 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  6 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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