Hemicordulia

Hemicordulia
Hemicordulia tau
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Hemicordulia
Selys, 1870[1]
H. australiae mating

Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae. It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia.[2]

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Hemicordulia africana Dijkstra, 2007 – African emerald[3]
  • Hemicordulia apoensis Asahina, 1980
  • Hemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
  • Hemicordulia assimilis Hagen in Selys, 1871
  • Hemicordulia atrovirens Dijkstra, 2007
  • Hemicordulia australiae (Rambur, 1842) – Australian emerald[2]
Australian Emerald in midflight
  • Hemicordulia chrysochlora Lieftinck, 1953
  • Hemicordulia continentalis Martin, 1906 – fat-bellied emerald[4][2]
  • Hemicordulia cupricolor Fraser, 1927
  • Hemicordulia cyclopica Lieftinck, 1942
  • Hemicordulia eduardi Lieftinck, 1953
  • Hemicordulia ericetorum Lieftinck, 1942
  • Hemicordulia erico Asahina, 1940
  • Hemicordulia fideles McLachlan, 1886
  • Hemicordulia flava Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – desert emerald[2]
  • Hemicordulia gracillima Fraser, 1944
  • Hemicordulia haluco Asahina, 1940
  • Hemicordulia hilaris Lieftinck, 1975
  • Hemicordulia hilbrandi Lieftinck, 1942
  • Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871 – yellow-spotted emerald[5][2]
  • Hemicordulia kalliste Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – slender emerald[2]
  • Hemicordulia koomia Watson, 1979 – Pilbara emerald[6][2]
  • Hemicordulia lulico Asahina, 1940
  • Hemicordulia mindana Needham & Gyger, 1937
  • Hemicordulia mumfordi Needham, 1933
  • Hemicordulia novaehollandiae (Selys, 1871)
  • Hemicordulia oceanica Selys, 1871
  • Hemicordulia ogasawarensis Oguma, 1913
  • Hemicordulia okinawensis Asahina, 1947
  • Hemicordulia olympica Lieftinck, 1942
  • Hemicordulia pacifica Fraser, 1925
  • Hemicordulia silvarum Ris, 1913
  • Hemicordulia similis (Rambur, 1842)
  • Hemicordulia superba Tillyard, 1911 – superb emerald[2]
  • Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871 – tau emerald[2]
  • Hemicordulia tenera Lieftinck, 1930
  • Hemicordulia toxopei Lieftinck, 1926
  • Hemicordulia virens (Rambur, 1842)

References

  1. 1 2 Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  3. ↑ Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2009). "Hemicordulia africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Hawking, J. (2007). "Hemicordulia continentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Hawking, J. (2007). "Hemicordulia intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Hawking, J. (2007). "Hemicordulia koomina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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