Description of the female of Somatochlora borisi with distributional notes on the species (Odonata: Corduliidae)

Jean-Pierre Boudota, Daniel Grandb, Burkhard Grebec, Nurten Hacetd, Milen Marinove

  1. LIMOS, UMR CNRS 7137 , Université Henri Poincaré Nancy 1, Faculté des Sciences, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France
  2. Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d’Or, France
  3. Zülpich, Germany
  4. Trakya University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, Edirne, Turkey
  5. Sofia, Bulgaria

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 431-438, 2004
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2004.9748229
Published: 1 October 2004 (Received: 23 December 2003, Accepted: 18 August 2004)

Abstract

The morphology of the hitherto unknown female of Somatochlora borisi is described and illustrated basing upon eight adults from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. A key is provided which allows the determination of the females of all West Palaearctic Cordulia and Somatochlora spp. A list of the presently known localities and a distribution map show the range of the species as currently known. The species is new to Turkey.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Anisoptera, Corduliidae, Somatochlora borisi, Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey

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