Dythemis

Dythemis
Dythemis velox
Systematics
Order : Dragonflies (Odonata) Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Trithemistinae Genre : Dythemis
Scientific name
Dythemis
Hagen , 1861

Dythemis is a genus of dragonflies consisting of eight species. The genus belongs to the subfamily Trithemistinae and was described in 1842 by Jules Pierre Rambur . A dragonfly previously known as Libellula pullata servedas the generotype . The distribution area extends from Colombia to the Paraná lowlandsin Argentina .

features

Dythemis species are comparatively small to medium-sized dragonflies and reach lengths between 25 and 32 millimeters. Their wings are dark and very broad. This differs from the other genera through the non-touching complex eyes .

Habitat

The adults of the genus Dythemis in pools and swamps where they sit on grass and wait for prey.

Systematics

The following species belong to the genus Dythemis :

• Dythemis fugax
• Dythemis maya
• Dythemis multipunctata
• Dythemis nigrescens
• Dythemis rufinervis
• Dythemis sterilis
• Dythemis velox

credentials

1. ^ ^{A b c d} Garrison, von Ellenrieder , Louton: Dragonfly Genera of the New World. [S. 234f], The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0801884462