Somatochlora taiwana is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is endemic to Taiwan,[2] and is the only member of the genus Somatochlora found there.[1][3] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots, and measures about 35 mm long.[1] It is closely related to S. shennong and S. dido, and is sometimes treated as conspecific with the latter species.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. taiwana
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| Somatochlora taiwana Inoue & Yokota, 2001[1]
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| Type locality in Hsinchu, Taiwan | |
The holotype is a male that was collected near Lake Yuanyang (its probable breeding habitat) in Hsinchu at 1,670 m (5,480 ft) above sea level.[1], and the species is known from at least one other location in Taiwan.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Inoue, K. & Yokota, H. (2001). "Somatochlora taiwana spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Taiwan (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)". Odonatologica. 30 (2): 217–221.
- ^ Wu, Wen-Jer & Yei, Wen-Chi. "Somatochlora taiwana Inoue & Yokota, 2001". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Zhang, Hao-Miao; Vogt, Timothy E. & Cai, Qing-hua (2014). "Somatochlora shennong sp. nov. from Hubei, China (Odonata: Corduliidae)". Zootaxa. 3878 (5): 479–484. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3878.5.6. PMID 25544459.
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