Biology:Somatochlora taiwana

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Short description: Species of dragonfly

Somatochlora taiwana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. taiwana
Binomial name
Somatochlora taiwana
Inoue & Yokota, 2001[1]
Lake Yuanyang in Taiwan
Lake Yuanyang in Taiwan
Type locality in Hsinchu , Taiwan

Somatochlora taiwana is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is endemic to Taiwan,[2] and is the only member of the genus Somatochlora found there.[1][3] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots, and measures about 35 mm long.[1] It is closely related to S. shennong and S. dido, and is sometimes treated as conspecific with the latter species.[3]

The holotype is a male that was collected near Lake Yuanyang [zh] (its probable breeding habitat) in Hsinchu at 1,670 m (5,480 ft) above sea level.[1] Another population has been discovered later on.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Inoue, K.; Yokota, H. (2001). "Somatochlora taiwana spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Taiwan (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)". Odonatologica 30 (2): 217–221. https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/592353. 
  2. Wu, Wen-Jer; Yei, Wen-Chi. "Somatochlora taiwana Inoue & Yokota, 2001". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=348249. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q25557776 entry