Lyriothemis
Lyriothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae and belong to the suborder Anisoptera, found in eastern Asia. Some members of this genus lay their eggs in water-filled crevices and holes in trees and fallen logs.[1]
| Lyriothemis | |
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| Forest Chaser | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842)
- Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868
- Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009
- Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 - Forest Chaser[3]
- Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909
- Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913
- Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937
- Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis meyeri (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919
- Lyriothemis pachygastra (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927
- Lyriothemis tricolor Selys, 1919
References
- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Csiro Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-643-10249-1.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- "Lyriothemis elegantissima". Hong Kong Biodiversity Online. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of HKSAR Government. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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