Somatochlora daviesi is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It was first described in 1977 based on specimens from Meghalaya, India, and is also known from Nepal and Bhutan.[1][2] It resembles the east Asian S. dido in its small size and lack of yellow markings on most of the abdomen.[2] Like other species in the genus, S. davisi is predominantly dark metallic brown to green.[2] The formerly recognised Somatochlora nepalensis is now considered to be a synonym of S. daviesi.[3][4]

Somatochlora daviesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. daviesi
Binomial name
Somatochlora daviesi
Lieftinck, 1977
Synonyms
  • Somatochlora nepalensis Asahina, 1982

References

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  1. ^ a b Sharma, G. (2010). "Somatochlora daviesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T169100A6565120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169100A6565120.en. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Lieftinck, M. A. (1977). "New and Little-known Corduliidae (Odonata:Anisoptera) from the Indo-Pacific Region". Oriental Insects. 11 (2): 157–179.
  3. ^ Kalkman, V.J.; Babu, R.; Bedjanic, M.; Conniff, K.; Gyeltshen, T.; Khan, M.K.; Subramanian, K.A.; Zia, A.; Orr, A.G. (2020). "Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Zootaxa. 4849 (1): 001–084. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4849.1.1. hdl:10072/398768.
  4. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.