Somatochlora lingyinensis

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Somatochlora lingyinensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. lingyinensis
Binomial name
Somatochlora lingyinensis
Zhou & Wei, 1979

Somatochlora lingyinensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It was described in 1979 based on a specimen from Lingyin in Zhejiang, China. [1] [2] No other specimens are known. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A.; Zhang, H. (2022). "Somatochlora lingyinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T50980729A192344210. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  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.