Somatochlora

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Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Anisoptera Scientific name Somatochlora Higher classification Corduliidae Order Odonate		Suborder Epiprocta Family Corduliidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Lower classifications Brilliant emerald, Northern emerald, Alpine emerald, Hine's emerald dragonfly, Somatochlora sahlbergi

Delicate emerald dragonfly corduliidae somatochlora franklini female on finger

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 Somatochlora metallica 2402 UK Briliant Emerald DK Glinsende

Somatochlora albicincta (Burmeister, 1839) – ringed emerald

Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840) – alpine emerald

Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) – Northern emerald

Somatochlora borisi Marinov, 2001 – Bulgarian emerald

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

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

Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) – brilliant emerald

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

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References

Somatochlora Wikipedia

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Delicate emerald dragonfly corduliidae somatochlora franklini female on finger

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