Clamp-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1839)
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Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa) is a widespread and familiar Somatochlora in much of the east. It is named for the extremely peculiar, clamp-shaped cerci and epiproct of the male. This dragonfly breeds in small, shaded forest streams (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, the species is widespread, and is probably the most common species of its genus in the state (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

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Somatochlora tenebrosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Somatochlora tenebrosa
(Say, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Libellula tenebrosa Say, 1839

Somatochlora tenebrosa, the clamp-tipped emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.[3][4][1][5]

The IUCN conservation status of Somatochlora tenebrosa is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][6][7]

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Somatochlora tenebrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50978929A65836339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978929A65836339.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  3. ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. ^ "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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