Hadrothemis

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Jungle-skimmers
Hadrothemis sabrifrons m.jpg
Hadrothemis scabrifrons
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Hadrothemis
Karsch, 1891

Hadrothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as jungle-skimmers.

Species

The genus contains the following species: [1]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Hadrothemis camarensis (Kirby, 1889)tree-hole jungle-skimmer [2] Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis coacta (Karsch, 1891)robust jungle-skimmer [3] Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Hadrothemis defecta (Karsch, 1891)red jungle-skimmer [4] Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis infesta (Karsch, 1891)slender jungle-skimmer [5] Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Hadrothemis sabrifrons m.jpg Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909red jungle-skimmer [6] Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Hadrothemis versuta (Karsch, 1891)changeable jungle-skimmer [7] Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis vrijdaghi Schouteden, 1934Golden-winged JungleskimmerDemocratic Republic of the Congo



References

  1. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  2. Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Hadrothemis camarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59882A83848996. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59882A83848996.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis coacta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59883A85178427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59883A85178427.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis defecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59884A85179184. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59884A85179184.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis infesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59885A85179912. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59885A85179912.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Hadrothemis scabrifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T59886A12036187. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59886A12036187.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis versuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T59887A85180500. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59887A85180500.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.