''Pseudocordulia'' is a small

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

dragonflies A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to tropical north-eastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings.

Taxonomy

''Pseudocordulia'' was formerly considered to be the only genus in the family Pseudocorduliidae. However, recent research and taxonomic updates have led to Pseudocorduliidae no longer being recognised as a family, and the genus ''Pseudocordulia'' is now placed ''

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'' within the superfamily

Libelluloidea Libelluloidea is a superfamily of dragonflies. A 2013 phylogenetic analysis suggests that this superfamily contains four families: *Corduliidae Selys, 1850 *Libellulidae Leach, 1815 * Macromiidae Needham, 1903 *Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1911 R ...

Species

The genus ''Pseudocordulia'' includes the following two species: *''

Pseudocordulia circularis ''Pseudocordulia'' is a small genus of dragonflies endemic to tropical north-eastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings. Taxonomy ''Pseudocordulia'' was formerly considered to be the only genus in the fam ...

'' *''

Pseudocordulia elliptica ''Pseudocordulia elliptica'', commonly known as an ellipse-tipped mistfly, is a species of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea. It is a medium-sized, bronze-black dragonfly with clear wings. It is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Austr ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q1961281, from2=Q29325350 Libelluloidea Anisoptera genera Odonata of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Robert John Tillyard Insects described in 1909 Dragonflies