Orthemis
| Tropical King Skimmers | |
|---|---|
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| O. ferruginea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Orthemis Hagen, 1861 |
Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
- Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
- Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
- Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
- Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848)
- Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 - Yellow-lined Skimmer[3]
- Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009
- Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 - Concolored Skimmer[4]
- Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009
- Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
- Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) - Carmine Skimmer[5]
- Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) - Roseate Skimmer[5]
- Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889
- Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009
- Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
- Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842)
- Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891
- Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009
- Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950
- Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910 - Regal Skimmer[6]
- Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
- Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868
- Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009
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References
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ↑ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Orthemis biolleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Orthemis concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- 1 2 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Orthemis regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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