Neurocordulia

Shadowdragons
Neurocordulia xanthosoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Subfamily:	Corduliinae
Genus:	Neurocordulia Selys, 1871

Neurocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as shadowdragons.

These are medium-sized dragonflies, 40–55 mm (1.6–2.2 in) long, light brown with orange or yellowish markings. They are confined to the eastern United States and Canada, where their habitat is clean forest streams and lakes. ^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species: ^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955	Alabama shadowdragon [3]	Alabama
	Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000	broad-tailed shadowdragon [3]	Canada and the United States.
	Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863)	smoky shadowdragon [3]	North America
	Neurocordulia obsoleta (Say, 1839)	umber shadowdragon [3]	North America
	Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927	cinnamon shadowdragon [3]	North America
	Neurocordulia xanthosoma (Williamson, 1908)	orange shadowdragon [3]	North America
	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis (Provancher, 1875)	stygian shadowdragon [3]	mid-Atlantic US states and extends northward into southern Canada

References

1. Garrison, Rosser W.; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly Genera of the New World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 164. ISBN   0-8018-8446-2.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

External links

• Media related to Neurocordulia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Neurocordulia at Wikispecies