Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae.[3] It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands such as the Bonin Islands, Fiji and French Polynesia.[4][5] Species of Hemicordulia are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic, with yellow.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Subfamily: | Corduliinae |
| Genus: | Hemicordulia Selys, 1870[1][2] |
Species
editThe genus contains the following species:[1]
- Hemicordulia africana Dijkstra, 2007 – African emerald[6]
- Hemicordulia apoensis Asahina, 1980
- Hemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
- Hemicordulia assimilis Hagen in Selys, 1871
- Hemicordulia atrovirens Dijkstra, 2007
- Hemicordulia australiae (Rambur, 1842) – Australian emerald[4]
- Hemicordulia chrysochlora Lieftinck, 1953
- Hemicordulia continentalis Martin, 1906 – fat-bellied emerald[4][7]
- Hemicordulia cupricolor Fraser, 1927
- Hemicordulia cyclopica Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia eduardi Lieftinck, 1953
- Hemicordulia ericetorum Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia erico Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia fideles McLachlan, 1886
- Hemicordulia flava Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – desert emerald[4]
- Hemicordulia gracillima Fraser, 1944
- Hemicordulia haluco Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia hilaris Lieftinck, 1975
- Hemicordulia hilbrandi Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia intermedia Selys, 1871 – yellow-spotted emerald[4][8]
- Hemicordulia kalliste Theischinger & Watson, 1991 – slender emerald[4]
- Hemicordulia koomina Watson, 1979 – Pilbara emerald[4][9]
- Hemicordulia lulico Asahina, 1940
- Hemicordulia mindana Needham & Gyger, 1937
- Hemicordulia mumfordi Needham, 1933
- Hemicordulia novaehollandiae (Selys, 1871)
- Hemicordulia oceanica Selys, 1871
- Hemicordulia ogasawarensis Oguma, 1913
- Hemicordulia okinawensis Asahina, 1947
- Hemicordulia olympica Lieftinck, 1942
- Hemicordulia pacifica Fraser, 1925
- Hemicordulia silvarum Ris, 1913
- Hemicordulia similis (Rambur, 1842)
- Hemicordulia superba Tillyard, 1911 – superb emerald[4]
- Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871 – tau emerald[4]
- Hemicordulia tenera Lieftinck, 1930
- Hemicordulia toxopei Lieftinck, 1926
- Hemicordulia virens (Rambur, 1842)
References
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- ^ a b Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ Selys-Longchamps, Edmond (1870). "Synopsis des Cordulines". Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique (in French). 14: v – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Hemicordulia Selys, 1870". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Theischinger, G.; Hawking, J. (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ Marinov, M. (2012). "Description of Female Hemicordulia Hilaris Lieftinck, 1975 (Anisoptera: Corduliidae) with Brief Notes on the Biogeography of the Genus". Records of the Auckland Museum. 48: 97–105. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905928. Wikidata Q58623385.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Hemicordulia africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T168007A85584784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T168007A85584784.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Hemicordulia continentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163550A5614899. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163550A5614899.en.
- ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Hemicordulia intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163561A5616305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163561A5616305.en.
- ^ Hawking, J. (2009). "Hemicordulia koomina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163549A5614673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163549A5614673.en.