Erythemis
| Pondhawks | |
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| E. plebeja, Tobago | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Epiprocta |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Erythemis Hagen, 1861 |
Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.[1]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – Black Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
- Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – Western Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
- Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – Red Pondhawk[4]
- Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – Claret Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – Flame-tailed Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – Pin-tailed Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – Eastern Pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – Great Pondhawk[3]
References
- ↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
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