Somatochlora

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Somatochlora
Somatochlora arctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Selys, 1871

Somatochlora is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. Members of this genus are medium-sized dragonflies with dark bodies and a metallic green lustre. The abdomens of males are distinctive, with the first two segments bulbous-shaped, the third constricted, and the rest of the abdomen club-shaped with a straight ending. The exception is S. borisi, which is shaped like a Cordulia species. There are usually two crossveins between the hind wing base and the triangle, where Cordulia have only one crossvein.

Species

  • Somatochlora albicincta (Burmeister, 1839) – Ringed Emerald
  • Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840) – Alpine Emerald[1]
  • Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) – Northern Emerald[2][1]
  • Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001 – Bulgarian Emerald[1]
  • Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954 – Quebec Emerald
  • Somatochlora calverti Williamson & Gloyd, 1933 – Calvert's Emerald
  • Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871) – Lake Emerald
  • Somatochlora clavata Oguma, 1922
  • Somatochlora daviesi Lieftinck, 1977
  • Somatochlora dido Needham, 1930
  • Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866) – Ski-tipped Emerald
  • Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907 – Plains Emerald
  • Somatochlora filosa (Hagen, 1861) – Fine-lined Emerald
  • Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825) – Yellow-Spotted Emerald[1]
  • Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder, 1866) – Forcipate Emerald
  • Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878) – Delicate Emerald
  • Somatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925 – Coppery Emerald
  • Somatochlora graeseri Selys, 1887
  • Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931 – Hine's Emerald
  • Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen in Selys, 1871) – Hudsonian Emerald
  • Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918 – Incurvate Emerald
  • Somatochlora japonica Matsumura, 1911
  • Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918 – Kennedy's Emerald
  • Somatochlora linearis (Hagen, 1861) – Mocha Emerald
  • Somatochlora lingyinensis Zhou & Wa, 1979
  • Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962 – Texas Emerald
  • Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935 – Balkan Emerald[1]
  • Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) – Brilliant Emerald[2][1]
  • Somatochlora minor Calvert, 1898 – Ocellated Emerald
  • Somatochlora nepalensis Asahina, 1982
  • Somatochlora ozarkensis Bird, 1933 – Ozark Emerald
  • Somatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903 – Treetop Emerald
  • Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 – Treeline Emerald
  • Somatochlora semicircularis (Selys, 1871) – Mountain Emerald
  • Somatochlora septentrionalis (Hagen, 1861) – Muskeg Emerald
  • Somatochlora shanxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1999
  • Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840) – Clamp-tipped Emerald
  • Somatochlora uchidai Förster, 1909
  • Somatochlora viridiaenea (Uhler, 1858)
  • Somatochlora walshii (Scudder, 1866) – Brush-tipped Emerald
  • Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 – Whitehouse's Emerald
  • Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907 – Williamson's Emerald

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 

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