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Checklist for Subfamily Corduliinae Kirby, 1890
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1908
11352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1276
7614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1159
7407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
16
490
3638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
15
489
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
7
251
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
53
419
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCorduliinae
Kirby, 1890
14
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
14 Genera with 121 Species
Aeschnosoma Selys, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald9SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1992Baskettails18SpeciesTaxom
Gomphomacromia Brauer, 18645SpeciesTaxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871Sundragons2SpeciesTaxom
Lauromacromia Geijskes, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Navicordulia Machado & Costa, 198911SpeciesTaxom
Neocordulia Selys, 187413SpeciesTaxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1875Shadowdragons8SpeciesTaxom
Paracordulia Martin, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Rialla Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1907Emerald Dragonflies52SpeciesTaxom
Williamsonia Davis, 1992Boghaunters5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
121 Species and 13 Subspecies
Aeschnosoma auripennis Geijskes, 1970
Aeschnosoma elegans Selys, 1871Hairy evening primrose
Aeschnosoma forcipula Hagen, 1871Hairy pepperwort
Aeschnosoma marizae Santos, 1981
Aeschnosoma rustica Hagen, 1871Hairy pepperwort
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cordulia aenea aenea Linnaeus, 1758
Cordulia aenea amurensis Selys, 1887
Cordulia filosa Hagen, 1861
Cordulia linearis Hagen, 1861
Cordulia scheuchzeri A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Cordulia septentrionalis Hagen, 1861
Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder, 1866American emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Dorocordulia lepida Hagen, 1871Petite Emerald
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca princeps princeps Hagen, 1861
Epitheca princeps regina Hagen, 1871
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871Slender Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911Dot-winged Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) sepia Gloyd, 1933Sepia Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871Spiny Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa Hagen, 1878Robust Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) stella Williamson, 1911Florida Baskettail
Epitheca annae G. Gentilini, 1992
Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825Eurasian Baskettail
Epitheca bimaculata bimaculata Charpentier, 1825
Epitheca bimaculata sibirica Selys, 1887
Epitheca marginata Selys, 1883
Epitheca miocenica G. Gentilini, 1992
Gomphomacromia chilensis Martin, 1921
Gomphomacromia fallax McLachlan, 1881
Gomphomacromia mexicana (Needham, 1933)⇒ Mylabris nigricaudus Olivier, 1811
Gomphomacromia nodisticta Ris, 1928
Gomphomacromia paradoxa Brauer, 1864
Helocordulia selysii Hagen, 1878Selys Sundragon
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871Uhler's sundragon
Lauromacromia dubitalis Fraser, 1939
Lauromacromia picinguaba Carvalho, Sa..., 2004
Navicordulia atlantica Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia errans Calvert, 1909
Navicordulia kiautai Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia leptostyla Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia longistyla Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia mielkei Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia miersi Machado & Costa, 1995
Navicordulia nitens De Marmels, 1991
Navicordulia tumucurakensis Fleck, 2017
Navicordulia vagans De Marmels, 1989
Neocordulia androgynis Selys, 1871
Neocordulia batesi Selys, 1871
Neocordulia batesi batesi Selys, 1871
Neocordulia batesi longipollex Calvert, 1909
Neocordulia biancoi Rácenis, 1970Smooth-lipped fairy shrimp
Neocordulia campana May & Knopf, 1988
Neocordulia carlochagasi Santos, 1967
Neocordulia griphus May, 1992
Neocordulia machadoi Santos, Cost..., 2010
Neocordulia matutuensis Machado, 2005
Neocordulia pedroi Costa, Carri..., 2010
Neocordulia setifera Hagen, 1871
Neocordulia volxemi Selys, 1874
Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges, 1955Alabama Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000Broad-tailed Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863Smoky Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia obsoleta Say, 1840Umber Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927Cinnamon Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908Orange Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamakanensisStygian Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875Stygian Shadowdragon
Paracordulia sericea Selys, 1871
Rialla villosa Rambur, 1842
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora alpestris Selys, 1840Alpine Emerald
Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840Moorland Emerald
Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001Bulgarian Emerald
Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954Quebec Emerald
Somatochlora brisaci A. Nel, 1996
Somatochlora calverti Williamson &..., 1933Calvert
Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871Lake Emerald
Somatochlora clavata Oguma, 1913
Somatochlora coreana (Doi, 1938)⇒ Somatochlora exuberata Bartenev, 1910
Somatochlora daviesi Lieftinck, 1977
Somatochlora dido Needham, 1930
Somatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866Ski-tailed Emerald
Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907Plains Emerald
Somatochlora exuberata Bartenev, 1910
Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925Coppery Emerald
Somatochlora graeseri Selys, 1887
Somatochlora graeseri aureola Oguma, 1922
Somatochlora graeseri graeseri Selys, 1887
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931Hine's emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918Incurvate Emerald
Somatochlora japonica (Matsumura, 1911)⇒ Austromordella niveosuturalis Lea, 1917
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora lingyinensis Zhou & Wa, 1979
Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962Texas Emerald
Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935Balkan Emerald
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Somatochlora metallica metallica (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898)⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora oregonica T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Somatochlora ozarkensis Bird, 1933Ozark Emerald
Somatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora shanxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1999
Somatochlora shennong Zhang, Vogt ..., 2014
Somatochlora taiwana (Inoue & Yokota, 2001)⇒ Somatochlora dido Needham, 1930
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Somatochlora uchidai Förster, 1909
Somatochlora viridiaenea Uhler, 1858
Somatochlora viridiaenea atrovirens Selys, 1883
Somatochlora viridiaenea viridiaenea Uhler, 1858
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907Williamson's emerald
Williamsonia carruthersii Seward, 0
Williamsonia cynthiae Watson & Sin..., 1992
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923Ebony boghaunter
Williamsonia lintneri Hagen, 1878Ringed boghaunter
Williamsonia margotiana Watson & Sin..., 1992


Links, sources and further information
Corduliinae at itis.gov