Dythemis

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Dythemis
Brown setwing (Dythemis sterilis).JPG
D. sterilis, Tobago
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Checkered setwing (27169741656).jpg Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861Checkered Setwing [4] Central America and North America
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906Mayan Setwing [4] Central America and North America
Dythemis nigra m.jpg Blue-eyed setwing (Dythemis nigra) female.jpg Dythemis nigra Martin, 1897 [2] South America
Dythemis nigrescens1.jpg Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899Black Setwing [4] Central America and North America
Dythemis rufinervis (Burmeister, 1839)Caribbean
Brown setwing (Dythemis sterilis) male Belize.jpg Brown Setwing - Dythemis sterilis. female - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Brown SetwingMexico and the Caribbean south through Central America
Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox, Jackson Abbott Wetlands, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia - 27938551876.jpg Dythemis velox 3.jpg Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing [4] Central America and North America

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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. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.