Somatochlora shanxiensis
| Somatochlora shanxiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. shanxiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Somatochlora shanxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1999
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Somatochlora shanxiensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots and a total length of 51 to 53 mm.[2] It was described in 1999 based on specimens from Shanxi, China, and has also been recorded in Hubei.[1][2][3] It is most similar to Somatochlora graeseri and Somatochlora uchidai.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Zhang, H.; Dow, R.A. (2022). "Somatochlora shanxiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T50980747A192344257. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Zhu, H.-q. & Zhang, X.-x. (1999). "Somatochlora shanxiensis spec. nov., a new dragonfly from Shanxi, China (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 28 (3): 289–292.
- ^ 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.