Hemicordulia

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Hemicordulia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Subfamily: Corduliinae
Genus: Hemicordulia
Selys, 1870 [1] [2]
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Hemicordulia australiae mating
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Australian Emerald in midflight

Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae. [3] It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands such as the Bonin Islands, Fiji and French Polynesia. [4] [5] Species of Hemicordulia are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic, with yellow. [4]

Species

The genus contains the following species: [1]

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References

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  2. Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1870). "Synopsis des Cordulines". Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique (in French). 14: v via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. "Genus Hemicordulia Selys, 1870". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Theischinger, G.; Hawking, J. (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN   0-643-09073-8.
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