Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.[1]
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| O. ferruginea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Orthemis Hagen, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Orthemis ferruginea | |
Species edit
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | Surinam | |||
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Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | Central america, northern south america | ||
| Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 | Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, | |||
| Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909 | Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil | |||
| Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989 | Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru | |||
| Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848) | Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil | |||
| Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer[3] | Colombia, Brazil, Peru | ||
| Orthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | Pará State, Brazil | |||
| Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009 | Ecuador to N Peru | |||
| Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer[4] | Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil | ||
| Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009 | Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru | |||
| Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America | |||
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Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | Carmine Skimmer[5] | W Brazil and N Peru |
| Orthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho | |||
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Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) | Roseate Skimmer[5] | United States to Brazil. |
| Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889 | Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia | |||
| Orthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | Panama | |||
| Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009 | Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru | |||
| Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela | |||
| Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842)[6] | West Indies | |||
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Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891 | Brazil | ||
| Orthemis paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | SE Peru and Ecuador | |||
| Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009 | Paraguay and N Argentina | |||
| Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950 | ||||
| Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910 | Regal Skimmer[7] | Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil | ||
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Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | Red-tailed Skimmer | Mexico to Brazil and Peru | |
| Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868 | Colombia, Ecuador | |||
| Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009 | S Peru and Bolivia | |||
| Orthemis teres von Ellenrieder, 2012 | Bolivia |
References edit
- ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis biolleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158912A5291367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158912A5291367.en.
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158840A5281226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158840A5281226.en.
- ^ a b "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Guzmán Ojeda, R.J.; González-Soriano, E. (2021). "Orthemis macrostigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T166496576A166693960. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T166496576A166693960.en.
- ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Orthemis regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158879A5286650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158879A5286650.en.
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