Erythrodiplax

Dragonlets
	E. umbrata, Band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Sympetrinae
Genus:	Erythrodiplax; Brauer, 1868

Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets^[1]

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Erythrodiplax abjecta (Rambur, 1842)
Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Erythrodiplax ana (Guillermo-Ferreira & Vilela, 2016)
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala (Brauer, 1865)
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax attenuata (Kirby, 1889)
Erythrodiplax avittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax basalis (Kirby, 1897)
Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895) - Plateau Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773) - Seaside Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax branconensis Sjöstedt, 1929
Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall in Needham, Westfall & May, 2000 - Bromeliad Dragonlet^[4]
Erythrodiplax castanea (Burmeister, 1839)
Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata (Burmeister, 1839)
Erythrodiplax corallina (Brauer, 1865)
Erythrodiplax diversa (Navás, 1916)
Erythrodiplax famula (Erichson, 1848)
Erythrodiplax fervida (Erichson, 1848)
Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957
Erythrodiplax funerea (Hagen, 1861) - Black-winged Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842) - Red-faced Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax gomesi Santos, 1946
Erythrodiplax hyalina Förster, 1907
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax justiniana (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax leticia Machado, 1996
Erythrodiplax longitudinalis (Ris, 1919)
Erythrodiplax luteofrons Santos, 1956
Erythrodiplax lygaea Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax maculosa (Hagen, 1861)
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanica Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax minuscula (Rambur, 1842) - Little Blue Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax nigricans (Rambur, 1842)
Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax ochracea (Burmeister, 1839)
Erythrodiplax pallida (Needham, 1904)
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis (Förster, 1904)
Erythrodiplax parvimaculata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax solimaea Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax tenuis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax transversa Borror, 1957
Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Band-winged Dragonlet^[3]
Erythrodiplax unimaculata (de Geer, 1773)
Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)

E. minuscula, male little blue dragonlet, Florida, United States
E. umbrata, immature male band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
E. umbrata, female band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
E. basalis, female dragonlet, Jamaica
E. fusca, male red-faced dragonlet, Tobago
E. famula, female reddish dragonlet, Tobago
E. umbrata, male band-winged dragonlet, Cuba
E. fervida, female red-mantled dragonlet, Grand Cayman

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. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erythrodiplax bromeliicola". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T59717A11995316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59717A11995316.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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[DDW-1] Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.

[2] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[NAO-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[4] Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erythrodiplax bromeliicola". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T59717A11995316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59717A11995316.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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