Biology:Cordulia

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Cordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1][2][3]

Species

The genus includes two species:[4]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
120px Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) downy emerald[5] Great Britain
120px Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 American emerald[6] North America.

Etymology

The genus name Cordulia is derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club" or "cudgel"), referring to the shape of the male abdomen.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cordulia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102014. 
  2. ↑ nomen.at
  3. ↑ "Cordulia". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/1429716. 
  4. ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/uk-species. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
  6. ↑ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  7. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies. 

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