Dythemis

Dythemis
D. sterilis, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Trithemistinae
Genus:	Dythemis Hagen, 1861
Species
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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]

Species

The genus includes the following species: ^[3]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861	Checkered Setwing [4]	Central America and North America
		Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906	Mayan Setwing [4]	Central America and North America
		Dythemis nigra Martin, 1897 [2]		South America
		Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899	Black Setwing [4]	Central America and North America
		Dythemis rufinervis (Burmeister, 1839)		Caribbean
		Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861	Brown Setwing	Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America
		Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861	Swift Setwing [4]	Central America and North America

References

1. Paulson, D. R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-12281-6.
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. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
4. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.