Neurothemis

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Neurothemis
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Fulvous Forest Skimmer
File:Neurothemis tullia male by kadavoor.JPG
Pied Paddy Skimmer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Neurothemis
Brauer, 1867[1]

Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.[3] Most Neurothemis species are red in color.

Species

The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
File:Neurothemis decora, teneral male (48710111168).jpg Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) Indonesia (Papua) and Papua New Guinea
Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879 East India and Myanmar
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889 Malay Peninsula and Borneo
Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839) Indonesia (Sumatra and Java)
File:Common parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans) male S.jpg File:Common parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans) female S.jpg Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793) Red Grasshawk, Common Parasol Cambodia, India (Eastern India; Andaman and Nicobar), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java), Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines (Palawan), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
File:Neurothemis fulvia male by kadavoor.JPG File:Neurothemis fulvia - Fulvous Forest Skimmer female at Mayyil (9).jpg Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) fulvous forest skimmer[5] Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
File:Neurothemis intermedia,Paddy Field Parasol.jpg File:Neurothemis intermedia 11-08-2018 (28).jpg Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842) paddyfield parasol Cambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Kangean Islands and Sumba), Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam
Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942 Indonesia (Papua)
Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835) Indonesia (Sulawesi, and Maluku)
Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911 Sulawesi, Celebes
File:Neurothemis oligoneura 3221.jpg Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 spotted grasshawk[6] Australia and New Guinea
Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942 New Guinea
File:Adult-Female-Neurothemis-ramburii-ramburii.jpg Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan), the lesser Sunda islands, and The Philippines.
File:Neurothemis stigmatizans - Painted Grasshawk (2).jpg File:Painted grasshawk (female) 7868.jpg Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) painted grasshawk[6] Australia ( southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia. ) and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands
File:Neurothemis taiwanensis (43711329421).jpg Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016 Taiwan
File:Neurothemis terminata.jpg File:Neurothemis terminata (female) - kampus Unsrat Manado Cropped.JPG Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911 Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, and Borneo), The Philippines, and Palau.
File:Neurothemis tullia-male 00532.jpg File:Pied paddy skimmer (Neurothemis tullia) female 2.jpg Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) pied paddy skimmer[5] Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

References

  1. ↑ Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in Deutsch). 17: 3–26 [6] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Genus Neurothemis Brauer, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

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