Neurocordulia

{{Short description|Genus of dragonflies}}

{{Automatic_taxobox

| name = Shadowdragons

| image = Neurocordulia xanthosoma annikaml 36315823.jpg

| image_caption = Neurocordulia xanthosoma

| taxon = Neurocordulia

| authority = Selys, 1871

}}

Neurocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as shadowdragons.

These are medium-sized dragonflies, {{convert|40|–|55|mm|in|abbr=on}} long, light brown with orange or yellowish markings. They are confined to the eastern United States and Canada, where their habitat is clean forest streams and lakes.{{Cite book |title=Dragonfly Genera of the New World

|last1=Garrison |first1=Rosser W. |last2=von Ellenrieder |first2=Natalia |last3=Louton |first3=Jerry A.

|year=2006 |publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=0-8018-8446-2 |page=164}}

Species

The genus contains the following species:{{World Odonata List}}

class="wikitable sortable"
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Neurocordulia alabamensis {{small|Hodges in Needham & Westfall, 1955}}Alabama shadowdragon{{cite web|title=North American Odonata|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/|publisher=University of Puget Sound|accessdate=5 August 2010|year=2009}}Alabama
120pxNeurocordulia michaeli {{small|Brunelle, 2000}}broad-tailed shadowdragonCanada and the United States.
120pxNeurocordulia molesta {{small|(Walsh, 1863)}}smoky shadowdragonNorth America
Neurocordulia obsoleta {{small|(Say, 1839)}}umber shadowdragonNorth America
Neurocordulia virginiensis {{small|Davis, 1927}}cinnamon shadowdragonNorth America
120pxNeurocordulia xanthosoma {{small|(Williamson, 1908)}}orange shadowdragonNorth America
120pxNeurocordulia yamaskanensis {{small|(Provancher, 1875)}}stygian shadowdragonmid-Atlantic US states and extends northward into southern Canada

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