Selys' Sundragon
Helocordulia selysii (Hagen in Selys, 1878)
Selys' Sundragon: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/697
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Threatened (MD) S2 (State rare)

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Status

Selys's Sundragon (Helocordulia selysii) is an uncommon, early-season corduliid which breeds in small streams in wooded areas through much of the southeast. Maryland is near the northern limit of its range. Selys's Sundragon flies in April in Maryland, and is probably finished by the middle of May. In Maryland, the species is known from Caroline Co., on the eastern shore, and from three coastal plain counties on the western shore (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is considered threatened in Maryland, and has been assigned a rank of S2 (state rare).

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Helocordulia selysii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Helocordulia
Species:
H. selysii
Binomial name
Helocordulia selysii
(Hagen in Selys, 1878)

Helocordulia selysii, the Selys' sundragon, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Helocordulia selysii is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

Selys' sundragon, Helocordulia selysii

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Helocordulia selysii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50978686A80694407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978686A80694407.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Helocordulia selysii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Helocordulia selysii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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