Corduliochlora

The Bulgarian emerald, Corduliochlora borisi, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae, and the only species in the genus Corduliochlora. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is named after Boris Marinov. It was formerly treated as a member of the genus Somatochlora.[2][3]

Corduliochlora
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Corduliochlora
Species:
C. borisi
Binomial name
Corduliochlora borisi
(Marinov, 2001)
Synonyms

Somatochlora borisi

References

  1. Kalkman, V.J. (2014). "Somatochlora borisi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T59774A42610428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T59774A42610428.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. Marinov, Milen; Seidenbusch, Richard (2007). "Corduliochlora gen. nov. from the Balkans (Odonata: Corduliidae)". IDF-Report. 10: 1–13.

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