Erythemis
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]
| Pondhawks | |
|---|---|
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| E. plebeja, Tobago | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
| Genus: | Erythemis Hagen, 1861 |
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – black pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
- Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – western pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
- Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – red pondhawk[4]
- Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – claret pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – flame-tailed pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – pin-tailed pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – eastern pondhawk[3]
- Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – great pondhawk[3]
References
- Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- 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.
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