Erythemis
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| Genus: | Erythemis Hagen, 1861
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Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – black pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
- Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – western pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
- Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – red pondhawk[4]
- Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – claret pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – flame-tailed pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – pin-tailed pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – eastern pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – great pondhawk[3]
References
- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b c d e f g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158853A5283015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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