Neurocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as shadowdragons.
| Shadowdragons | |
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| Neurocordulia xanthosoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
editThe genus contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955 | Alabama shadowdragon[3] | Alabama | |
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Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000 | broad-tailed shadowdragon[3] | Canada and the United States. |
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Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863) | smoky shadowdragon[3] | North America |
| Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1839) | umber shadowdragon[3] | North America | |
| Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927 | cinnamon shadowdragon[3] | North America | |
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Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908) | orange shadowdragon[3] | North America |
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Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875) | stygian shadowdragon[3] | mid-Atlantic US states and extends northward into southern Canada |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b c d e f g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
External links
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Data related to Neurocordulia at Wikispecies
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