Biology:Somatochlora shanxiensis

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Somatochlora shanxiensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. shanxiensis
Binomial name
Somatochlora shanxiensis
Zhu & Zhang, 1999

Somatochlora shanxiensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots and a total length of 51 to 53 mm.[2] It was described in 1999 based on specimens from Shanxi, China , and has also been recorded in Hubei.[1][2][3] It is most similar to Somatochlora graeseri and Somatochlora uchidai.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhang, H.; Dow, R.A. (2022). "Somatochlora shanxiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T50980747A192344257. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/50980747/192344257. Retrieved 20 January 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zhu, H.-q.; Zhang, X.-x. (1999). "Somatochlora shanxiensis spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Shanxi, China (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)". Odonatologica 28 (3): 289–292. https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/592287/OJIOS1999028003007.pdf. 
  3. Zhang, Hao-Miao; Vogt, Timothy E.; Cai, Qing-hua (2014). "Somatochlora shennong sp. nov. from Hubei, China (Odonata: Corduliidae)". Zootaxa 3878 (5): 479–484. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3878.5.6. PMID 25544459. 

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