Neurothemis

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Neurothemis
Fulvous Forest Skimmer
Pied Paddy Skimmer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Neurothemis
Brauer, 1867

Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Most Neurothemis species are red in color.

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
  • Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889
  • Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) - Fulvous Forest Skimmer[2]
  • Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
  • Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942
  • Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911
  • Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 - Spotted Grasshawk[3]
  • Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
  • Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) - Painted Grasshawk[3]
  • Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911
  • Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) - Pied Paddy Skimmer[2]

References

  1. Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010. 
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