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Checklist for Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 (Baskettails)
and region Southern Illinois (Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1795
2678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
84
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
52
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
52
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
39
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
39
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
21
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Illinois
8 Genera with 9 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Hemicordulia Selys, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842river cruiser2SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1908Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871
Emerald Dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Illinois
9 Species
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871Yellow-spotted Emerald
Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861Gilded River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908Orange Shadowdragon

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in Southern Illinois
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
3
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