Hemicordulia
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| Hemicordulia | |
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| Hemicordulia tau | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Subfamily: | Corduliinae |
| Genus: | Hemicordulia Selys, 1870[1] |
Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae.[2][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]
Following current research, Hemicordulia now includes species that had until recently been included in the genus Procordulia.[6]
