Falcon dragonflies (genus)
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Younger male of the falcon dragonfly ( Cordulia aenea ) |
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| Leach , 1815 |
The corduliidae ( Cordulia ) are a dragonfly - genus of the subfamily Corduliinae the corduliidae in the wider sense (Cordulidae) in which three kinds are combined. The genus was established by Leach in 1815 . The name of the genus alludes to the shape of the abdomen tapering backwards and translates as club .
features
Corduliidae are, in particular on the chest ( thorax ) and the first abdomen - segments hairy vials. From the third segment onwards, the abdomen is only hairy on the underside. While the hair is yellow-brown, the bronze-green body color shines through. The wings are transparent. The larvae are also covered with dense hairs.
Systematics
The following species belong to the genus Cordulia:
- Hawk dragonfly ( Cordulia aenea )
- Cordulia amurensis
- Cordulia shurtleffii
proof
- Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson: World List of Odonata. In: World List of Odonata (2009). Retrieved March 21, 2010 .
- James George Needham , Minter Jackson Westfall , Michael L. May : Dragonflies of North America . ISBN 0-945417-94-2
- Paul-A. Robert: Die Libellen (Odonaten) - Authorized translation by Otto Paul Wenger [p. 254ff], Kümmerly & Frey, Geographischer Verlag, Bern 1959