Neurocordulia

Shadowdragons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Neurocordulia Selys, 1871

Neurocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as Shadowdragons.

These are medium-sized Odonates, 40–55 mm (1.6–2.2 in) long, light brown with orange or yellowish markings. They are confined to south-eastern USA and Canada where their habitat is clean forest streams and lakes.^[1]

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955 – Alabama Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000 – Broad-tailed Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863) – Smoky Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1840) – Umber Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927 – Cinnamon Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908) – Orange Shadowdragon^[3]
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875) – Stygian Shadowdragon^[3]

References

^ Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0801884462.
^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010.