Brachythemis

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Brachythemis
Brachythemis contaminata female (1), Burdwan, West Bengal, India 04 10 2012.JPG
Ditch jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) female
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Brachythemis
Brauer, 1868

Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.

Species[]

The genus contains the following species:[1]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Brachythemis contaminata-male.jpg Brachythemis contaminata-female.jpg Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) ditch jewel[2] Asia
Brachythemis fuscopalliata.jpg Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887) dark-winged groundling[3] Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey.
'Brachythemis impartita' (Northern Banded Groundling). - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) northern banded groundling[4] southern Europe and the Middle East.
Red Groundling (Brachythemis lacustris) male (11965838824).jpg Brachythemis lacustris.jpg Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889) red groundling[5] Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
Banded groundling brachythemis leucosticta male.jpg Banded groundling dragonfly (Brachythemis leucosticta) female.jpg Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839) banded groundling[6] Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952 Wilson's groundling[7] Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Botswana, and possibly Kenya

Taxonomy[]

The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  3. ^ Boudot, J.-P. (2006). "Brachythemis fuscopalliata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T2995A9529988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2995A9529988.en.
  4. ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Brachythemis lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59821A84483877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59821A84483877.en.
  6. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Schneider, W.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Brachythemis leucosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59822A84484558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59822A84484558.en.
  7. ^ Clausnitzer, V.; Kipping, J. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Brachythemis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T59823A12069785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59823A12069785.en.
  8. ^ Klaas-Douwe B. D. & N. Matushkina (2009). "Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species" (PDF). International Journal of Odonatology. 12 (2). ISSN 1388-7890. Retrieved 4 December 2010.


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