Biology:Brachythemis
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Short description: Genus of dragonflies
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| Ditch jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
| Genus: | Brachythemis Brauer, 1868 |
Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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120px | Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) | ditch jewel[2] | Asia |
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Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887) | dark-winged groundling[3] | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey. | |
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Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) | northern banded groundling[4] | southern Europe and the Middle East. | |
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120px | Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889) | red groundling[5] | Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. |
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120px | Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839) | banded groundling[6] | Spain, Portugal, Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. |
| Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952 | Wilson's groundling[7] | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Botswana, and possibly Kenya |
Taxonomy
The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.[8]
References
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf.
- ↑ Boudot, J.-P. (2006). "Brachythemis fuscopalliata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T2995A9529988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2995A9529988.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2995/9529988.
- ↑ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Brachythemis lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59821A84483877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59821A84483877.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59821/84483877.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Schneider, W.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Brachythemis leucosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59822A84484558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59822A84484558.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59822/84484558.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V.; Kipping, J.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Brachythemis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T59823A12069785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59823A12069785.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59823/12069785.
- ↑ Klaas-Douwe B. D.; N. Matushkina (2009). "Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species". International Journal of Odonatology 12 (2). ISSN 1388-7890. http://science.naturalis.nl/media/190472/dijkstramatushkina_2009.pdf. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
Wikidata ☰ Q1307114 entry
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