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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
43
221
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
25
152
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
23
148
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
85
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
7
85
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
51
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
7
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
7 Genera with 19 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1825Baskettails4SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1947river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Molercordulia Bechly, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
19 Species
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842Australian Emerald
Hemicordulia superba Tillyard, 1911Superb Emerald
Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871Tau Emerald
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947Mountain River Cruiser
Molercordulia karinae G. Bechly, 2005
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931Hine's emerald
Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962Texas Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
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