Rhodothemis

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Rhodothemis lieftincki 8994.jpg
Rhodothemis lieftincki
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Rhodothemis
Ris, 1909[1]
Type species
Rhodothemis rufa

Rhodothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] The species occur from India, through Southeast Asia to Australia.[3]

Rhodothemis rufa, male
Rhodothemis rufa, female

Species[]

The genus Rhodothemis includes the following species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Rhodothemis lieftincki 3113.jpg Rhodothemis lieftincki female face.jpg Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954 Red Arrow[3] India, south-east Asia and Australia
Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia, New Guinea
Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia
Rhodothemis rufa.jpg Rhodothemis rufa female of Kadavoor.jpg Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) rufous marsh glider and common redbolt Asia

References[]

  1. ^ Ris, F. (1911). "Libellulinen 5". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Vol. 13. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 529–700 [591]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Rhodothemis Ris, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. ^ Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.

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