Erythemis
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Erythemis simplicicollis (female) |
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| Hagen , 1861 |
Erythemis is a genus of the subfamily Sympetrinae and was established in 1861 by Hermann August Hagen . The distribution area extends mainly over South and Central America , but sometimes also extends to the southern states of the USA .
features
Types of erythemis are 35 to 62 millimeters in size and are mainly red, blue, brown and black. The complex eyes of the representatives of the erythemis touch, but also do not merge as in some other genera of the dragonflies . The broad, flattened abdomen is slightly shorter than the wings and becomes slightly narrower apically . The abdominal appendages are short and, like the genitals , very weak. Another prominent feature compared to other genera are the three to four bristles that the erythemis species have on their femur .
Habitat
The erythemis representatives are particularly active in warm sunlight. They prefer pools, ponds, marsh and swamp land and slow-flowing streams .
Systematics
The following species belong to the genus Erythemis :
- Erythemis attala
- Carmelita erythemis
- Erythemis credula
- Erythemis haematogastra
- Erythemis mithroides
- Erythemis peruviana
- Plebeian erythemis
- Erythemis simplicicollis
- Erythemis Vesiculosa
credentials
- ^ Jill Silsby - Dragonflies of the World [p. 172], The National History Museum, 2001, ISBN 0565091654
- ^ A b Garrison, von Ellenrieder , Louton - Dragonfly Genera of the New World [p. 240], The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0801884462
- ^ Hermann August Hagen : Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America . Smithsonian institution, 1862 ( online in Google Book Search [accessed July 7, 2010]).
- ↑ Erythemis in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved July 6, 2010.