2025/01/31 by Jessica L. Ware, Carl Patrick Hulick, Lacie Newton +9 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Plant and animal studies
paper · doi:10.48156/1388.2025.1917307
openalex publication_date 2025/01/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Neurocordulia, commonly called shadowdragons, are crepuscular dragonflies, flying mainly at dusk. The genus comprises seven species, which occur across the eastern part of Canada and the United States. Here, we used targeted enrichment probes to sequence ~1000 loci for all specimens of each species, allowing for the first phylogenetic assessment of the genus. Additionally, we collected individuals of N. yamaskanensis from a population in Ontario, Canada, and used whole genome resequencing to estimate population structure. Beyond broadly reconstructing the phylogeny of Neurocordulia, we provided a comprehensive bibliography review of past research on the genus, a key to the species, and distribution models for each species.