Orthemis

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Tropical King Skimmers
Roseate Skimmer perched on a twig (August 2003).jpg
O. ferruginea
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Orthemis
Hagen, 1861
Type species
Orthemis ferruginea

Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.[1]

Species[]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
von Ellenrieder, 2012 Surinam
Orthemis aequilibris.jpg Calvert, 1909 Central america, northern south america
Calvert, 1909 Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil,
Calvert, 1909 Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil
De Marmels, 1989 Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru
(Erichson, 1848) Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil
Calvert, 1906 Yellow-lined Skimmer[3] Colombia, Brazil, Peru
von Ellenrieder, 2012 Pará State, Brazil
von Ellenrieder, 2009 Ecuador to N Peru
Ris, 1919 Concolored Skimmer[4] Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil
von Ellenrieder, 2009 Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru
Calvert, 1899 Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America
Carmine Skimmer. Orthemis discolor - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg Carmine skimmer (Orthemis discolor) female.JPG Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) Carmine Skimmer[5] W Brazil and N Peru
von Ellenrieder, 2012 Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho
Orthemis ferruginea 108625156.jpg SKIMMER, ROSEATE (Orthemis ferruginia) (11-9-13) edinburg scenic wetlands butterfly garden, edinburg, tx -01 (3) female (11151858404).jpg Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) Roseate Skimmer[5] United States to Brazil.
Kirby, 1889 Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia
von Ellenrieder, 2012 Panama
von Ellenrieder, 2009 Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru
Calvert, 1906 Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela
(Rambur, 1842)[6] West Indies
Karsch, 1891 Brazil
von Ellenrieder, 2012 SE Peru and Ecuador
von Ellenrieder, 2009 Paraguay and N Argentina
Buchholz, 1950
Ris, 1910 Regal Skimmer[7] Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil
Regal Skimmer (Orthemis schmidti) (10366955665).jpg Buchholz, 1950 Red-tailed Skimmer Mexico to Brazil and Peru
Hagen, 1868 Colombia, Ecuador
von Ellenrieder, 2009 S Peru and Bolivia
von Ellenrieder, 2012 Bolivia

References[]

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  2. ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis biolleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158912A5291367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158912A5291367.en.
  4. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158840A5281226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158840A5281226.en.
  5. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  6. ^ Guzmán Ojeda, R.J.; González-Soriano, E. (2021). "Orthemis macrostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T166496576A166693960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T166496576A166693960.en.
  7. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158879A5286650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158879A5286650.en.


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