Cordulegaster is a genus of golden-ringed dragonflies in the family Cordulegastridae. There are about 10 described species in Cordulegaster, found mainly in North America, Europe, and Asia.
In accordance with research published in 2024, the species bidentata, helladica, and mzymtae were moved from the genus Cordulegaster to Thecagaster, and bilineata, diastatops, dorsalis, erronea, maculata, obliqua, and sayi were moved to the genus Zoraena.
Etymology The genus name Cordulegaster is presumed to be derived from the Greek κορδύλη (kordylē, "club") and γαστήρ (gastēr, "belly" or "abdomen").
Species The following species are currently placed in Cordulegaster: Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) (common goldenring) Cordulegaster diadema Selys, 1868 (apache spiketail) Cordulegaster heros Theischinger, 1979 (balkan goldenring) Cordulegaster kalkmani Schneider et al., 2021 Cordulegaster parvistigma (Selys, 1873) Cordulegaster picta Selys, 1854 (Turkish goldenring) Cordulegaster princeps Morton, 1916 (atlas goldenring) Cordulegaster trinacriae Waterston, 1976 (Italian goldenring) Cordulegaster vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993 Cordulegaster virginiae Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2018 (cloudforest spiketail)
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