Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ecuador |
William Haber, Electronic Field Guide Project, University of Massachusetts, BostonDavid Wagner, University of Connecticut, Storrs |
| Introduction | References | Family Descriptions |
Corduliidae - Emerald Dragonflies, Green-eyed Skimmers |
| We have recorded three genera of corduliids in Ecuador, and others are possible. The members of this group are characterized by metallic green reflectance on the thorax. They differ from most libellulids (in a broad sense) in that the anal loop is not boot-shaped. They breed in fast-flowing forest streams. Garrison et al. (2006) separated these genera in Cordiliinae, a subfamily of Libellulidae. Recent DNA and morphological analysys of Dijkstra et al. (2013) fairly strongly relegates Paracordulia to Corduliidae, but leaves Gomphomacromia and Neocordulia in an uncertain position. |
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| Gomphomacromia fallax, male | Neocordulia batesi, male | Paracordulia sp., male |
| Text and images copyright 2014 by William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/ Created: 24 January 2006. Updated: 24 March 2014. |