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English species names of Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		170
1701
15422		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds		66
833		Genera
Species


A
African EmeraldHemicordulia africana Dijkstra, 2007
Alabama ShadowdragonNeurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955
Allegheny River CruiserMacromia alleghaniensis Williamson, 1909
Alpine EmeraldSomatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840
American emeraldCordulia shurtleffi Scudder, 1866
American EmeraldCordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866
American EmeraldCordulia Leach, 1815
American emeraldsCordulia Leach, 1815
Angle-winged CruiserMacromia berlandi Lieftinck, 1941
Asian CruiserHemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
Asian EmeraldHemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
Australian cruiserMacromia tillyardi Martin, 1906
Australian EmeraldHemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842
Australian emerald dragonflyHemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842


B
Balkan EmeraldSomatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935
BaskettailsTetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
BaskettailsEpicordulia Burmeister, 1839
BaskettailsEpitheca Burmeister, 1839
BaskettailsEpitheca (Epicordulia) Selys, 1871
BaskettailsEpitheca (Tetragoneuria) Burmeister, 1839
Beaverpond BaskettailEpitheca canis McLachlan, 1886
Black CruiserPhyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906
BoghauntersWilliamsonia Davis, 1913
Brillant emeraldSomatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825
Brilliant EmeraldSomatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825
Brilliant Emerald DragonflySomatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825
Broad-tailed ShadowdragonNeurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000
Bronzed River CruiserMacromia annulata Hagen, 1861
Brown CruisersDidymops Rambur, 1842
Brown-templed CruiserPhyllomacromia occidentalis Fraser, 1954
Brush-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866
Bulgarian EmeraldSomatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001
Bulgarian EmeraldCorduliochlora borisi Marinov, 2001


C
CalvertSomatochlora calverti Williamson & Gloyd, 1933
Calvert's EmeraldSomatochlora calverti Williamson & Gloyd, 1933
Calverts EmeraldSomatochlora calverti Williamson & Gloyd, 1933
Calvert´s EmeraldSomatochlora calverti Williamson & Gloyd, 1933
Chestnut CruiserSyncordulia venator Barnard, 1933
Chestnut PresbaSyncordulia venator Barnard, 1933
Cinnamon ShadowdragonNeurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927
Circle-tipped mistflyPseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, 1909
Clamp-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora tenebrosa Say, 1840
Club-tailed CruiserMacromia urania Ris, 1916
Clubbed CruiserPhyllomacromia overlaeti Schouteden, 1934
Clubbed shutwingCordulephya divergens Tillyard, 1917
Common BaskettailEpitheca cynosura Say, 1840
Common baskettailTetragoneuria cynosura Say, 1839
Common Emerald DragonfliesCordulia Leach, 1815
Common Shadow-emeraldMacromidia rapida Martin, 1907
Common shutwingCordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870
Common torrent hawkEpophthalmia vittata Burmeister, 1839
Conbo Double-spined CruiserPhyllomacromia villiersi Legrand, 1992
Coppery EmeraldSomatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925
Crescent-faced CruiserPhyllomacromia kimminsi Fraser, 1954
CruisersPhyllomacromia Selys, 1878


D
Dancing Shadow-emeraldIdionyx victor Hämäläinen, 1991
Darting CruiserPhyllomacromia picta Hagen in Selys, 1871
Delicate EmeraldSomatochlora franklini Selys, 1878
Desert EmeraldHemicordulia flava Theischinger & Watson, 1991
Dot-winged BaskettailEpitheca petechialis Muttkowski, 1911
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758
Downy Emerald DragonflyCordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758
Dusk DragonflyAntipodochlora braueri Selys, 1871


E
Early mosquitohawkMicromidia convergens Theischinger & Watson, 1978
Eastern hawkAustrocordulia refracta Tillyard, 1909
Eastern swamp emeraldProcordulia jacksoniensis Rambur, 1842
Ebony boghaunterWilliamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923
Ebony boghunterWilliamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923
Ellipse-tipped mistflyPseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913
EmeraldCordulia Leach, 1815
Emerald DragonfliesSomatochlora Selys, 1871
Eurasian BaskettailEpitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825


F
Fat-bellied EmeraldHemicordulia continentalis Martin, 1906
Ferruginous EmeraldSyncordulia venator Barnard, 1933
Fine-lined EmeraldSomatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Flint’s CruiserMacromia flinti Lieftinck, 1977
Florida BaskettailEpitheca stella Williamson in Muttkowski, 1911
Florida CruiserDidymops floridensis Davis, 1921
Forcipate EmeraldSomatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866
Forest CruiserPhyllomacromia sylvatica Fraser, 1954
Forest mosquitohawkMicromidia atrifrons McLachlan, 1883
Forest Shadow-emeraldMacromidia donaldi pethiyagodai van der Poorten, 2012


G
Georgia River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis georgina Selys, 1878
Gilded PresbaSyncordulia legator Dijkstra, Samways & Simaika, 2007
Gilded River CruiserMacromia pacifica Hagen, 1861
Golden-banded CruiserPhyllomacromia aureozona Pinhey, 1966
Golden-eyed CruiserPhyllomacromia unifasciata Fraser, 1954
Guilded PresbaSyncordulia legator Dijkstra, Samways & Simaika, 2007


H
Hine's emeraldSomatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931
Hines EmeraldSomatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931
Hine´s EmeraldSomatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931
Hine´s emerald dragonflySomatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931
Hudsonian EmeraldSomatochlora hudsonica Hagen in Selys, 1871


I
Illinois River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862
Illinois River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis georgina Selys, 1878
Illinois River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis illinoiensis Walsh, 1862
Incurvate EmeraldSomatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918


J
Jill's ShadowcruiserIdomacromia jillianae Dijkstra & Kisakye, 2004


K
Kennedy's emeraldSomatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918
Kennedys emeraldSomatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918
Kennedy´s EmeraldSomatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918
Kimmins CruiserPhyllomacromia kimminsi Fraser, 1954
Kimmins´ CruiserPhyllomacromia kimminsi Fraser, 1954


L
Lake EmeraldSomatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871
Lesser Emerald DragonfliesDorocordulia Needham, 1901
Little emeraldsDorocordulia Needham, 1901


M
Mahogany PresbaSyncordulia venator Barnard, 1933
Mantled BaskettailEpitheca semiaquea Burmeister, 1839
Metallic TigerhawkPentathemis membranulata Karsch, 1890
Metallic tigerhawkPentathemis membranuluta
Mocha EmeraldSomatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861
Moorland EmeraldSomatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840
Mountain EmeraldSomatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871
Mountain River CruiserMacromia margarita Westfall, 1947
Mountain shutwingCordulephya montana Tillyard, 1911
Muskeg EmeraldSomatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861


N
Natal MacromiaPhyllomacromia contumax Selys, 1879
NighthawkApocordulia macrops Watson, 1980
Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840
Northern emerald dragonflySomatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840


O
Ocellated EmeraldSomatochlora minor Calvert, 1898
Offshore emeraldMetaphya tillyardi Ris, 1913
Orange ShadowdragonNeurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908
Orange streamcruiserHesperocordulia berthoudi Tillyard, 1911
Orange-spoted EmeraldOxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834
Orange-spotted EmeraldOxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834
Ozark EmeraldSomatochlora ozarkensis Bird, 1933


P
Petite EmeraldDorocordulia lepida Hagen in Selys, 1871
Pilbara EmeraldHemicordulia koomia Watson, 1979
Pilbara emeraldHemicordulia koomina Watson, 1969
Plains EmeraldSomatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907
Prince BaskettailEpitheca princeps Hagen, 1861
Pygmy ShutwingCordulephya pygmaea Selys, 1870


Q
Quebec EmeraldSomatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954
Queensland swiftwingLathrocordulia garrisoni Theischinger & Watson, 1991


R
Racket-tailed EmeraldDorocordulia libera Selys, 1871
Rainforest CruiserMacromia viridescens Tillyard, 1911
Rainforest mysticAustrophya mystica Tillyard, 1909
Rambur's torrent hawkMacromia cingulata Rambur, 1842
Ranger DragonflyProcordulia smithii White, 1846
Regal Pond CruiserEpophthalmia elegans Brauer, 1865
Ringed boghaunterWilliamsonia lintneri Hagen in Selys, 1878
Ringed boghunterWilliamsonia lintneri Hagen in Selys, 1878
Ringed EmeraldSomatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839
River cruiserMacromia Rambur, 1842
River CruisersMacromia Rambur, 1842
Robust BaskettailEpitheca spinosa Hagen in Selys, 1878
Royal River CruiserMacromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842
Rustic PresbaSyncordulia serendipator Dijkstra, Samways & Simaika, 2007


S
Sable cruiserPhyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906
Sahel CruiserPhyllomacromia africana Hagen in Selys, 1871
Selys SundragonHelocordulia selysii Hagen in Selys, 1878
Selys' SundragonHelocordulia selysii Hagen in Selys, 1878
Selys's SundragonHelocordulia selysii Hagen in Selys, 1878
Selys´ SundragonHelocordulia selysii Hagen in Selys, 1878
Selys´s SundragonHelocordulia selysii Hagen in Selys, 1878
Sentry DragonflyHemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842
Sepia BaskettailEpitheca sepia Gloyd, 1933
ShadowdragonsNeurocordulia Selys, 1871
Shining MacromiaMacromia splendens Pictet, 1843
Shining Macromia DragonflyMacromia splendens Pictet, 1843
Ski-tailed EmeraldSomatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866
Ski-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866
Slender BaskettailEpitheca costalis Selys, 1871
Slender EmeraldHemicordulia kalliste Theischinger & Watson, 1991
Smoky ShadowdragonNeurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863
Sombre CruiserPhyllomacromia melania Selys, 1871
South China CruiserMacromia katae Wilson, 1993
South China Shadow-emeraldIdionyx claudia Ris, 1912
Spangled Shadow-emeraldMacromidia ellenae Wilson, 1996
Spiny baskettailTetragoneuria spinigera Selys, 1871
Spiny BaskettailEpitheca spinigera Selys, 1871
Splendid CruiserMacromia splendens Pictet, 1843
Sri Lanka cruiserMacromia zeylanica Fraser, 1927
Sri Lankan CruiserMacromia zeylanica Fraser, 1927
Stream CruiserDidymops transversa Say, 1840
Stripe-winged BaskettailEpitheca costalis Selys, 1871
Striped Emerald DragonfliesSomatochlora Selys, 1871
Striped emeraldsSomatochlora Selys, 1871
Stygian ShadowdragonNeurocordulia yamakanensis
Stygian ShadowdragonNeurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875
Summit mysticAustrophya monteithorum Theischinger, 2019
SundragonsHelocordulia Needham, 1901
Superb EmeraldHemicordulia superba Tillyard, 1911
Swift River CruiserMacromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862
Sydney hawkAustrocordulia leonardi Theischinger, 1973


T
Tau EmeraldHemicordulia tau Selys, 1871
Tau Emerald DragonflyHemicordulia tau Selys, 1871
Texas EmeraldSomatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962
Thursday Island mosquitohawkMicromidia rodericki Fraser, 1959
Top End hawkAustrocordulia territoria Theischinger & Watson, 1978
Treeline EmeraldSomatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Treetop EmeraldSomatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903
Tropical shutwingCordulephya bidens Sjöstedt, 1917
Two-banded CruiserPhyllomacromia contumax Selys, 1879
Two-spotted DragonflyEpitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825


U
Uhler's sundragonHelocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871
Uhlers sundragonHelocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871
Uhler´s SundragonHelocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871
Umber ShadowdragonNeurocordulia obsoleta Say, 1840
Unicorn CruiserPhyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906


W
Western Double-spined CruiserPhyllomacromia lamottei Legrand, 1993
Western River CruiserMacromia magnifica McLachlan in Selys, 1874
Western Savanna CruiserPhyllomacromia pseudafricana Pinhey, 1961
Western swamp emeraldProcordulia affinis Selys, 1871
Western swiftwingLathrocordulia metallica Tillyard, 1911
Whitehouse's emeraldSomatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925
Whitehouses EmeraldSomatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925
Whitehouse´s EmeraldSomatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925
Williamson's emeraldSomatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907
Williamsons emeraldSomatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907
Williamson´s EmeraldSomatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907


Y
Yellow CruiserSyncordulia gracilis Burmeister, 1839
Yellow PresbaSyncordulia gracilis Burmeister, 1839
Yellow Spotted DragonflyProcordulia grayi Selys, 1871
Yellow-Spotted EmeraldSomatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Yellow-spotted EmeraldHemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871
Yellow-spotted Emerald DragonflySomatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825


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