Somatochlora uchidai

Somatochlora uchidai is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1] It is native to Japan, China and Russia.[2] It was described in 1909 by German entomologist Friedrich Förster based on specimens from Japan; the name uchidai refers to the Japanese odonate researcher Uchidas from whom Förster received the specimens.[3]

Somatochlora uchidai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. uchidai
Binomial name
Somatochlora uchidai
Förster, 1909

References

  1. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  2. "Somatochlora uchidai". Odonata of Japan. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. Förster, Friedrich (1909). "Beiträge zu den Gattungen und Arten der Libellen". Jahrbücher Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. 62: 211–235.


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