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Checklist for Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 (Baskettails)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
89
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
53
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
53
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
42
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
42
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
20
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
7 Genera with 14 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840Brown Cruisers1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871Sundragons1SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842river cruiser3SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1875Shadowdragons1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
14 Species
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Didymops transversa Say, 1840Stream Cruiser
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871Uhler's sundragon
Macromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909Allegheny River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875Stygian Shadowdragon
Somatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866Ski-tailed Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in West Virginia
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
4
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