Biology:Pseudocordulia
Pseudocordulia is the only genus of dragonflies in the family, Pseudocorduliidae.[1][2] They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings, and are endemic to tropical north-eastern Australia.[3][4]
Recent taxonomic history
Until about 2013, Pseudocordulia was considered to be the only genus in the family Pseudocorduliidae.[5] Research and taxonomic updates led to Pseudocorduliidae no longer being recognised as a family, and the genus Pseudocordulia being placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.[6] Its precise placement remained uncertain for some years.
In 2025, molecular and morphological analyses helped to resolve this uncertainty. These studies supported Pseudocorduliidae as a distinct family within Libelluloidea.[1]
Species
The genus Pseudocordulia includes the following two species:[2]
- Pseudocordulia circularis Tillyard, 1909
- Pseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie et al. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ "Genus Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1909". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2022. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Pseudocordulia.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 406. ISBN 9781486313747.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 366. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3703.1.9.
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