Biology:Tholymis

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Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[1][2] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.[3]

Etymology

The genus name Tholymis is possibly derived from the Greek θώραξ (thōrax, "thorax" or "chest") and λυγαῖος (lygaios, "shadowy" or "murky"), together with the common dragonfly suffix -themis. The name may refer to the dark-coloured thorax of males of Tholymis citrina.[4][5]

Species

The genus Tholymis includes the following species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
120px Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 Evening Skimmer[3] Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
120px 120px Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) Twister,[6] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing[7] tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

References

  1. ↑ "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Tholymis. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6. 
  4. ↑ Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba" (in German). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 215–232 [221]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33831288. 
  5. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies. 
  6. ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60048/83382535. 
  7. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf. 

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