Tholymis

Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2][3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.[4]

Tholymis
Tholymis tillarga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Zyxommatini
Genus: Tholymis
Hagen, 1867[1]

Species

The genus Tholymis includes the following species:[3]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmer[4]Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)Twister,[5] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing[6]tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

References
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  1. Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  5. Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.
  6. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
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