Urothemis
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| Urothemis | |
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| U. signata Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Urothemis Brauer, 1868 |
Urothemis signata, female
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 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. 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. 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. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
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