Urothemis
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Genus: | Urothemis Brauer, 1868
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Urothemis is a genus of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. Species occur from Africa, across Asia to Indonesia and Australia.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Urothemis abbotti Laidlaw, 1927
- Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878 - Red Baron[1]
- Urothemis assignata (Selys, 1872) - Red Basker[3]
- Urothemis bisignata Brauer, 1868
- Urothemis consignata Selys, 1897
- Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) - Blue Basker[4]
- Urothemis luciana Balinsky, 1961 - St Lucia Basker[5]
- Urothemis signata (Rambur, 1842)
- Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932
References
- ^ a b Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ^ 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 Mar 2023.
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