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Somatochlora Elongata
''Somatochlora elongata'', the ski-tipped emerald or ski-tailed emerald, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status of ''Somatochlora elongata'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. References * Garrison, Rosser W. / Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds. (1997). "Odonata". ''Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 4: Non-Holometabolous Orders'', 551–580. * Paulson, Dennis R., and Sidney W. Dunkle (1999). "A Checklist of North American Odonata including English name, etymology, type locality, and distribution". ''Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Occasional Paper no. 56'', 88. Further reading * Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press. External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Somatochlora elongata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corduliidae
The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-green eyes. The larvae are black, hairy-looking, and usually semiaquatic. This family include species called "baskettails", "emeralds", "sundragons", "shadowdragons", and "boghaunters". They are not uncommon and are found nearly worldwide, but some individual species are quite rare. Hine's emerald dragonfly (''Somatochlora hineana''), for example, is an endangered species in the United States. Selected genera Some genera included in this family are: * '' Aeschnosoma'' * ''Antipodochlora'' – Dusk dragonfly * ''Cordulia'' – American emeralds * ''Corduliochlora'' * '' Cordulisantosia'' * ''Dorocordulia'' – little emeralds * ''Epitheca'' – baskettails * '' Guadalca'' * ''Helocordulia'' – sundragons * '' Hemicordulia'' - eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |