Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

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Synonyms:  Platycordulia xanthosoma Williamson
                                           (Harwell 1951)

1951 Harwell
[1954 Needham & Westfall]

[1978 Huggins]

1982 Louton
1982 Williams

[1998 Abbott & Stewart]

[2000 ACDT web]
2004 Gallucci
2005 Abbott
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-nymphs in medium sized, turbid rivers and streams with strong current (Abbott 2005)