Orthemis

Tropical King Skimmers
O. ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Orthemis
Hagen, 1861
Type species
Orthemis ferruginea

Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012 Surinam
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 Central america, northern south america
Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil,
Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909 Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil
Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989 Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru
Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848) Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 Yellow-lined Skimmer[3] Colombia, Brazil, Peru
Orthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012 Pará State, Brazil
Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009 Ecuador to N Peru
Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 Concolored Skimmer[4] Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil
Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009 Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) Carmine Skimmer[5] W Brazil and N Peru
Orthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012 Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho
Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) Roseate Skimmer[5] United States to Brazil.
Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889 Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia
Orthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 Panama
Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009 Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela
Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842)[6] West Indies
Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891 Brazil
Orthemis paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 SE Peru and Ecuador
Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009 Paraguay and N Argentina
Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950
Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910 Regal Skimmer[7] Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 Red-tailed Skimmer Mexico to Brazil and Peru
Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868 Colombia, Ecuador
Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009 S Peru and Bolivia
Orthemis teres von Ellenrieder, 2012 Bolivia

References

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  3. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis biolleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T158912A5291367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158912A5291367.en.
  4. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T158840A5281226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158840A5281226.en.
  5. ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  6. ^ Guzmán Ojeda, R.J.; González-Soriano, E. (2021). "Orthemis macrostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T166496576A166693960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T166496576A166693960.en.
  7. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T158879A5286650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158879A5286650.en.


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