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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
783
15064
73730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
779
15035
73567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
46
193
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
29
116
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
27
114
291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
66
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
66
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
42
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Europe
7 Genera with 21 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1856American Emerald2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1992Baskettails6SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1843river cruiser2SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1863Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies7SpeciesTaxom
Williamsonia Davis, 1878Boghaunters1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Europe
21 Species
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia scheuchzeri A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911Dot-winged Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca annae G. Gentilini, 1992
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Epitheca miocenica G. Gentilini, 1992
Macromia margarita Westfall, 1947Mountain River Cruiser
Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843Shining Macromia
Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863Smoky Shadowdragon
Oxygastra curtisi (Dale, 1834)⇒ Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935Balkan Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Williamsonia lintneri Hagen, 1878Ringed boghaunter

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in South Europe
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
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