Urothemis

Urothemis

U. signata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Urothemis Brauer, 1868

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.
^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Urothemis assignata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/60072. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (2008). "Urothemis edwardsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/60073. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ Suhling, F. & Samways, M.J. (2007). "Urothemis luciana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22816. Retrieved 26 August 2011.