Orthemis
| Tropical King Skimmers | |
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| Genus: | Orthemis Hagen, 1861
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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
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.
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- ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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