''Pseudocordulia'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...
that are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to tropical northeastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings.
[ Its taxonomic placement has varied, with some authors placing it in the ]monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
family Pseudocorduliidae,[ while others include it in ]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-gr ...
[ or ]Synthemistidae
The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family is sometimes treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae.
This is an ancient dragonfly family, with some species occurr ...
.[
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Species
The genus ''Pseudocordulia'' includes the following two species:[
*'']Pseudocordulia circularis
''Pseudocordulia circularis'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Pseudocorduliidae,
known as the circle-tipped mistfly.
It is a medium-sized, bronze-black dragonfly with clear wings.
It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia,
whe ...
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*''Pseudocordulia elliptica
''Pseudocordulia elliptica'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Pseudocorduliidae,
known as the ellipse-tipped mistfly.
It is a medium-sized, bronze-black dragonfly with clear wings.
It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia,
whe ...
''
References
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Synthemistidae
Corduliidae
Anisoptera genera
Odonata of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard
Insects described in 1909