Celithemis

Celithemis
The generotype Celithemis eponina
Systematics
Order : Dragonflies (Odonata) Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Leucorrhiniinae Genre : Celithemis
Scientific name
Celithemis
Hagen , 1861

Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies consisting of eight species. The genus belongs to the subfamily Leucorrhiniinae and wasdescribedby Hermann August Hagen in 1861 . A dragonfly previously known as Libellula eponina servedas the generotype . The range extends from southeast Canada over the eastern United States to Cuba and the Bahamas .

features

Celithemis species are small to medium-sized dragonflies and reach lengths between 26 and 43 millimeters. The blue or black abdomen has yellow or red spots in some species. The pterothorax , the part of the chest ( thorax ) to which the wings attach, is reddish with black stripes or completely black. Your hind wings in particular are greatly enlarged. In addition, they usually have a brown or orange pattern.

Systematics

The following species are included in the genus Celithemis :

• Celithemis amanda
• Celithemis bertha
• Celithemis elisa
• Celithemis eponina
• Celithemis fasciata
• Celithemis martha
• Celithemis ornata
• Celithemis verna

credentials

1. ^ ^{A b c} Garrison, von Ellenrieder , Louton: Dragonfly Genera of the New World. [S. 231], The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0801884462