Somatochlora shanxiensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

[1] It is a metallic green to black dragonfly with yellow spots and a total length of 51 to 53 mm.

[2] It was described in 1999 based on specimens from Shanxi, China, and has also been recorded in Hubei.

[1][2][3] It is most similar to Somatochlora graeseri and Somatochlora uchidai.

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