Somatochlora exuberata

Somatochlora exuberata is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in eastern Russia, northern China, Korea, and Hokkaido, Japan.^[3][4]

Somatochlora exuberata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Somatochlora
Species:	S. exuberata
Binomial name
Somatochlora exuberata Bartenev, 1910
Synonyms[2]
Somatochlora japonica Matsumura, 1911

Taxonomy

The species was described in 1910 by Aleksandr Bartenev, based on a series of specimens collected in 1909 in what is now the Zabaykalsky Krai province of Russia.^[5]

Subspecies

The species is split into two valid subspecies:

• Somatochlora exuberata exuberata, the nominate subspecies
• Somatochlora exuberata japonica Matsumura, 1911^[3]