Erythemis

Pondhawks
E. plebeja, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Sympetrinae
Genus:	Erythemis Hagen, 1861

Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. ^[1]

The genus contains the following species: ^[2]

Species	Common Name	Male	Female
E. attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857)	black pondhawk [3]
E. carmelita Williamson, 1923
E. collocata (Hagen, 1861)	western pondhawk [3]
E. credula (Hagen, 1861)
E. haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839)	red pondhawk [4]
E. mithroides (Brauer, 1900)	claret pondhawk [3]
E. peruviana (Rambur, 1842)	flame-tailed pondhawk [3]
E. plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)	pin-tailed pondhawk [3]
E. simplicicollis (Say, 1840)	eastern pondhawk [3]
E. vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)	great pondhawk [3]

References

1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
4. von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T158853A5283015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en .

External links

• Erythemis, Discover Life