Biology:Rhodothemis

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Rhodothemis
Rhodothemis lieftincki
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Rhodothemis
Ris, 1909[1]
Type species
Rhodothemis rufa

Rhodothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] The species occur from India, through Southeast Asia to Australia.[3]

Rhodothemis rufa, male
Rhodothemis rufa, female

Species

The genus Rhodothemis includes the following species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
120px Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954 red arrow[3] India, south-east Asia and Australia
Rhodothemis mauritsi Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia, New Guinea
Rhodothemis nigripes Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia
120px Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) rufous marsh glider and common redbolt Asia

References

  1. Ris, F. (1911). "Libellulinen 5". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. 13. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 529–700 [591]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9676124. 
  2. "Genus Rhodothemis Ris, 1909". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Rhodothemis. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  4. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

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