Neurothemis
| Neurothemis | |
|---|---|
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| Fulvous Forest Skimmer | |
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| 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
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- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- 1 2 Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- 1 2 "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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