title: Somatochlora shennong sp. nov. from Hubei, China (Odonata: Corduliidae).
abstract: A new species, Somatochlora shennong sp. nov. (holotype ♂, Dajiuhu National Wetland Park in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China, 9 August 2012) is described, illustrated, and compared with the related species S. dido Needham and S. taiwana Inoue & Yokota.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.; Email: zhanghaomiao6988@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hao-Miao
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois 62706, United States.; Email: somatochlora_sp1@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.; Email: qhcai@ihb.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Qing-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D063191:Odonata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size