Neurocordulia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Epiprocta
Infraordo: Anisoptera
Superfamilia: Libelluloidea

Familia: Corduliidae
Subfamilia: Corduliinae
Genus: Neurocordulia
Species: N. alabamensis – N. michaeli – N. molesta – N. obsoleta – N. virginiensis – N. xanthosoma – N. yamaskanensis
Name
Neurocordulia Selys, 1871

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

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]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955 – Alabama shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000 – broad-tailed shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863) – smoky shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1839) – umber shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927 – cinnamon shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908) – orange shadowdragon[3]
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875) – stygian shadowdragon[3]

References

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.
Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
"North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.