Somatochlora shanxiensis
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| Somatochlora shanxiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. shanxiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatochlora shanxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1999 | |
Somatochlora shanxiensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots and a total length of 51 to 53 mm.[2] It was described in 1999 based on specimens from Shanxi, China, and has also been recorded in Hubei.[1][2][3] It is most similar to Somatochlora graeseri and Somatochlora uchidai.[2]