Cordulegaster

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Cordulegaster
Cordulegaster.boltonii.adult.jpg
C. boltonii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Cordulegastridae
Genus: Cordulegaster
Leach, 1815
Synonyms
  • ThecaphoraCharpentier, 1840
  • CordylogasterAgassiz, 1846 (Emend.)
  • TaeniogasterSelys, 1854
  • ThecagasterSelys, 1854
  • ThecaphoraSelys, 1854 (Preocc.)
  • ZoraenaKirby, 1890
  • KuldanagasterYousuf & Yunus, 1974
  • ArchegasterLohmann, 1992
  • KalyptogasterLohmann, 1992
  • LauragasterLohmann, 1992
  • PangaeagasterLohmann, 1992
  • SonjagasterLohmann, 1992

Cordulegaster is a genus of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae. It contains the following species: [1]

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<i>Ischnura</i> Genus of damselflies

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<i>Onychogomphus</i> Genus of dragonflies

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<i>Ophiogomphus</i> Genus of dragonflies

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Gomphus is a genus of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.

<i>Anotogaster</i> Genus of dragonflies

Anotogaster is a genus of dragonflies in the family Cordulegastridae.

<i>Cordulegaster dorsalis</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster dorsalis is a dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae.

<i>Cordulegaster bidentata</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster bidentata, also known as sombre goldenring or two-toothed goldenring, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae.

<i>Cordulegaster maculata</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster maculata, also known as the twin-spotted spiketail, is a dragonfly of the family Cordulegastridae. Its body length varies in size from 2.5 to 3.0 inches. It was described by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1854.

<i>Cordulegaster erronea</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster erronea, the tiger spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cordulegaster obliqua</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster obliqua, the arrowhead spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America, often in clearings near small rivers and streams. The larvae can be found surviving in streams designated as intermittent, and may live up to 5 years before emerging as an adult in early summer.

<i>Cordulegaster bilineata</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster bilineata, the brown spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the dragonfly family Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cordulegaster diastatops</i> Species of dragonfly

Cordulegaster diastatops, the delta-spotted spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the family of dragonflies known as Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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  5. Abbott, J.C. & Hibbitts, T.D. (2011). "Cordulegaster sarracenia, n. sp. (Odonata: Cordulegastridae) from east Texas and western Louisiana, with a kew to adult Cordulegastridae of the New World." Zootaxa 2899: 60-68.