Dythemis

Dythemis
D. sterilis, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Dythemis
Hagen, 1861
Species

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D. velox, Arkansas, United States

Dythemis is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Setwings.[1]

There are seven species. In 2011, it was proposed that D. multipunctata be made a subspecies of D. sterilis, and individuals of the species in the Lesser Antilles be called D. nigra.[2]

The genus includes the following species:[3]

References

  1. Paulson, D. R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
  2. 1 2 Meurgey, F. and C. Poiron. (2011). The true Dythemis multipunctata Kirby, 1894, from the West Indies and proposed new taxonomic status (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Zootaxa 3019, 51-62.
  3. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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