Paltothemis

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Paltothemis
Paltothemis lineatipes. Red Rock Skimmer. - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg
Paltothemis lineatipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Paltothemis
Karsch, 1890

Paltothemis is a genus of skimmers in the family Libellulidae.

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Species

There are at least three species recognised in the genus Paltothemis: [1] [2] [3] [4]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Paltothemis cyanosoma.jpg Paltothemis cyanosoma Garrison, 1982blue rock skimmerMexico, where it is found in Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán
RED ROCK SKIMMER (Paltothemis lineatipes) (4-26-13) sunny flats cg, cave creek, cochise co, az (8692299465).jpg SKIMMER, RED ROCK (Paltothemis lineatipes) (4-24-2015) road to upper humboldt cyn, patagonia mts, santa cruz co, az -01 (17084201267).jpg Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890red rock skimmersouthwestern United States, parts of Mexico and southward to Costa Rica
Paltothemis nicolae Hellebuyck, 2002El Salvador

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References

  1. "Paltothemis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Paltothemis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 27 January 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. Ball-Damerow JE, Oboyski PT, Resh VH (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys 482: 67-89.

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