Neurocordulia

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

Shadowdragons
Neurocordulia xanthosoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Subfamily: Corduliinae
Genus: Neurocordulia
Selys, 1871

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

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955Alabama shadowdragon[3]Alabama
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000broad-tailed shadowdragon[3]Canada and the United States.
Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863)smoky shadowdragon[3]North America
Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1839)umber shadowdragon[3]North America
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927cinnamon shadowdragon[3]North America
Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908)orange shadowdragon[3]North America
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875)stygian shadowdragon[3]mid-Atlantic US states and extends northward into southern Canada

References

  1. Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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