Hylaeothemis

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Hylaeothemis
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Hylaeothemis indica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Tetrathemistinae
Genus: Hylaeothemis
Ris, 1909

Hylaeothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.

Species

The genus contains the following species: [1]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Hylaeothemis clementia Ris, 1909Sarawak, Borneo
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi (Karsch, 1889)Fruhstorfer’s Junglewatcherrare Sri Lankan endemic [2]
Hylaeothemis gardeneri Fraser, 1927India
Blue hawklet Hylaeothemis indica from Anaimalai hills IMG 9676.jpg Hylaeothemis indica Fraser,1946 (3).jpg Hylaeothemis apicalis Fraser, 1946 Western Ghats [3]


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References

  1. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound . Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  2. Dow, R.A. (2009). "Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T60280A12321475. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T60280A12321475.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. Dow, R.A. (2009). "Hylaeothemis apicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T163699A5637863. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163699A5637863.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.