Somatochlora shennong

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Somatochlora shennong
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. shennong
Binomial name
Somatochlora shennong
Zhang, Vogt & Cai, 2014 [2]

Somatochlora shennong is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It was described in 2014 based on specimens from Hubei, China, and is also known from Guangxi. [1] [2] It occurs at narrow ditches with dense emergent vegetation. It is related to two other east Asian species: Somatochlora dido and Somatochlora taiwana . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Zhang, H.; Dow, R.A. (2022). "Somatochlora shennong". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T158037050A158039018. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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