Coryphaeschna Explained

Coryphaeschna is a genus of pilot darners in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. There are about 10 described species in Coryphaeschna.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Coryphaeschna:

• Coryphaeschna adnexa (Hagen, 1861) (blue-faced darner)
• Coryphaeschna amazonica De Marmels, 1989
• Coryphaeschna apeora Paulson, 1994
• Coryphaeschna diapyra Paulson, 1994
• Coryphaeschna huaorania Tennessen, 2001
• Coryphaeschna ingens (Rambur, 1842) (regal darner)
• Coryphaeschna longfieldae Kimmins
• Coryphaeschna perrensi (McLachlan, 1887)
• Coryphaeschna secreta Calvert
• Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952 (mangrove darner)

Further reading

• Book: Dragonflies of the World. 2001. Silsby. Jill. Smithsonian Institution Press. 978-1560989592. registration.
• Book: World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. 1997. Steinmann . Henrik. Wermuth . Heinz. Fischer . Maximilian. Walter de Gruyter. Das Tierreich. 111. 978-3-11-014934-0.
• Book: Dragonflies of North America. 2000. Needham . James G.. Westfall Jr. . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. Scientific Publishers. 978-0-945417-94-1.
• Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.