Neurothemis
Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.[3] Most Neurothemis species are red in color.
| Neurothemis | |
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| Fulvous Forest Skimmer | |
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| Pied Paddy Skimmer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis Brauer, 1867[1] |
Species
The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:[4]
- Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
- Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879
- Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889
- Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)
- Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) – fulvous forest skimmer[5]
- Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942
- Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835)
- Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911
- Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 – spotted grasshawk[6]
- Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942
- Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
- Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) – painted grasshawk[6]
- Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016
- Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911
- Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) – pied paddy skimmer[5]
References
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- Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [6] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Neurothemis Brauer, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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