Corduliidae

Corduliidae are known to occasionally take quantities of their eggs at the tip of their stomach, before then sticking their eggs in mud or water using a sprout-like appendage that extends from their abdomens.

Selected genera

Some genera included in this family are:

• Aeschnosoma Selys, 1870
• Antipodochlora Fraser, 1939 – dusk dragonfly
• Cordulia Leach, 1815 – American emeralds
• Corduliochlora Marinov & Seidenbusch, 2007
• Cordulisantosia Fleck & Costa, 2007
• Dorocordulia Needham, 1901 – little emeralds
• Epitheca Burmeister, 1839 – baskettails
• Guadalca Kimmins, 1957
• Helocordulia Needham, 1901 – sundragons
• Hemicordulia Selys, 1870 - emeralds
• Heteronaias Needham & Gyger, 1937
• Libellulosoma Martin, 1907
• Metaphya Laidlaw, 1912 – emeralds
• Navicordulia Machado & Costa, 1995
• Neurocordulia Selys, 1871 – shadowdragons
• Paracordulia Martin, 1906
• Pentathemis Karsch, 1890 – metallic tigerhawk
• Procordulia Martin, 1907 – emeralds
• Schizocordulia Machado, 2005
• Somatochlora Selys, 1871 – striped emeralds
• Williamsonia Davis, 1913 – boghaunters