Biology:Dythemis

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Short description: Genus of dragonflies

Dythemis
Brown setwing (Dythemis sterilis).JPG
D. sterilis, Tobago
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trithemistinae
Genus: Dythemis
Hagen, 1861
Species

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Dythemis is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Setwings.[1]

There are seven species. In 2011, it was proposed that D. multipunctata be made a subspecies of D. sterilis, and individuals of the species in the Lesser Antilles be called D. nigra.[2]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[3]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Checkered setwing (27169741656).jpg Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 Checkered Setwing[4] Central America and North America
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906 Mayan Setwing[4] Central America and North America
Dythemis nigra m.jpg Blue-eyed setwing (Dythemis nigra) female.jpg Dythemis nigra Martin, 1897[2] South America
Dythemis nigrescens1.jpg Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899 Black Setwing[4] Central America and North America
Dythemis rufinervis (Burmeister, 1839) Caribbean
Brown setwing (Dythemis sterilis) male Belize.jpg Brown Setwing - Dythemis sterilis. female - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 Brown Setwing Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America
Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox, Jackson Abbott Wetlands, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia - 27938551876.jpg 120px Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 Swift Setwing[4] Central America and North America

References

Wikidata ☰ Q149667 entry