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Checklist for Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 (Baskettails)
and region North America (America)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		1156
31409
217039		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		1150
31356
216933		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		65
467
2400		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
39
295
1266		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		31
273
1228		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
157
756		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies		8
157
756		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
4
86
370		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds		18
89		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
18 Genera with 89 Species
Cordulephya Selys, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald5SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers2SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Epicordulia Burmeister, 1871Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1911Baskettails12SpeciesTaxom
Epophthalmia Burmeister, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871Sundragons2SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Idoptilus Wootton, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1909river cruiser11SpeciesTaxom
Micromidia Fraser, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Miocordulia Kennedy, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1875Shadowdragons8SpeciesTaxom
Procordulia Martin, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1907Emerald Dragonflies28SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1878Baskettails10SpeciesTaxom
Williamsonia Davis, 1878Boghaunters2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
89 Species and 5 Subspecies
Cordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870Common shutwing
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia linearis Hagen, 1861
Cordulia septentrionalis Hagen, 1861
Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder, 1866American emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Didymops floridensis Davis, 1921Florida Cruiser
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Dorocordulia lepida Hagen, 1871Petite Emerald
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Epicordulia princeps (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861
Epicordulia regina Hagen, 1871
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca princeps princeps Hagen, 1861
Epitheca princeps regina Hagen, 1871
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871Slender Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911Dot-winged Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) sepia Gloyd, 1933Sepia Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa Hagen, 1878Robust Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) stella Williamson, 1911Florida Baskettail
Epophthalmia biordinata ♰ S. E. Lewis, 1969
Epophthalmia zotheca ♰ J. F. Zhang, 1989
Helocordulia selysii Hagen, 1878Selys Sundragon
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871Uhler's sundragon
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871Yellow-spotted Emerald
Idoptilus onisciformis ♰ R. J. Wootton, 1972
Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861Bronzed River Cruiser
Macromia georgiana Selys, 1878
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis georgina Selys, 1878Georgia River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874Western River Cruiser
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947Mountain River Cruiser
Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861Gilded River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Macromia wabashensis (Williamson, 1909)⇒ Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842
Micromidia atrifrons McLachlan, 1883Forest mosquitohawk
Miocordulia latipennis Kennedy, 1931
Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges, 1955Alabama Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000Broad-tailed Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863Smoky Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia obsoleta Say, 1840Umber Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927Cinnamon Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908Orange Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamakanensisStygian Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875Stygian Shadowdragon
Procordulia grayi Selys, 1871Yellow Spotted Dragonfly
Procordulia smithii White, 1846Ranger Dragonfly
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954Quebec Emerald
Somatochlora calverti Williamson &..., 1933Calvert
Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871Lake Emerald
Somatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866Ski-tailed Emerald
Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907Plains Emerald
Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925Coppery Emerald
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931Hine's emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918Incurvate Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962Texas Emerald
Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898)⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora oregonica ♰ T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Somatochlora ozarkensis Bird, 1933Ozark Emerald
Somatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907Williamson's emerald
Tetragoneuria canis (McLachlan, 1886)⇒ Lugardia lucida Schmidt, 1912
Tetragoneuria costalis (Selys, 1871)⇒ Epitheca costalis Selys, 1871
Tetragoneuria cynosura (Say, 1839)⇒ Epitheca cynosura Say, 1840
Tetragoneuria cynosura cynosura Say, 1839
Tetragoneuria petechialis (Muttkowski, 1911)⇒ Epitheca petechialis Muttkowski, 1911
Tetragoneuria semiaquea (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Epitheca semiaquea Burmeister, 1839
Tetragoneuria sepia (Gloyd, 1933)⇒ Epitheca sepia Gloyd, 1933
Tetragoneuria simulans (Muttkowski, 1911)⇒ Tetragoneuria cynosura cynosura Say, 1839
Tetragoneuria spinigera (Selys, 1871)⇒ Epitheca spinigera Selys, 1871
Tetragoneuria spinosa (Hagen, 1878)⇒ Epitheca spinosa Hagen, 1878
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923Ebony boghaunter
Williamsonia lintneri Hagen, 1878Ringed boghaunter

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
7
57		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
11		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Corduliidae at ru.ac.za
Corduliidae at artfakta.se
Corduliidae at dyntaxa.se
Corduliidae at gbif.org
Corduliidae at irmng.org
Corduliidae at itis.gov