Brachythemis

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Brachythemis
Brachythemis contaminata female (1), Burdwan, West Bengal, India 04 10 2012.JPG
Ditch jewel (Brachythemis contaminata) female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Brachythemis
Brauer, 1868
Type species
Libellula contaminata
Fabricius, 1793 [1]

Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.

Contents

Species

The genus contains the following species: [2]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Brachythemis contaminata-male.jpg Brachythemis contaminata-female.jpg Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)ditch jewel [3] Asia
Brachythemis fuscopalliata.jpg Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887)dark-winged groundling [4] Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey.
'Brachythemis impartita' (Northern Banded Groundling). - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)northern banded groundling [5] southern Europe and the Middle East.
Red Groundling (Brachythemis lacustris) male (11965838824).jpg Brachythemis lacustris.jpg Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889)red groundling [6] Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.
Banded groundling brachythemis leucosticta male.jpg Banded groundling dragonfly (Brachythemis leucosticta) female.jpg Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839)banded groundling [7] Eastern and central Africa and Madagascar.
Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952Wilson's groundling [8] Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Botswana, and possibly Kenya

Taxonomy

The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita. [9]

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References

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  2. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
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  6. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Brachythemis lacustris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T59821A84483877. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59821A84483877.en .
  7. Clausnitzer, V.; Schneider, W.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Suhling, F. (2016). "Brachythemis leucosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T59822A84484558. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59822A84484558.en .
  8. Clausnitzer, V.; Kipping, J. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2010). "Brachythemis wilsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T59823A12069785. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59823A12069785.en .
  9. Klaas-Douwe B. D. & N. Matushkina (2009). "Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species" (PDF). International Journal of Odonatology. 12 (2). ISSN   1388-7890 . Retrieved 4 December 2010.