Neurothemis
| Neurothemis | |
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| Fulvous Forest Skimmer | |
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| Pied Paddy Skimmer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis Brauer, 1867[1] |
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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.
Etymology
[edit]The genus name Neurothemis combines the Greek νεῦρον (neuron, "nerve" or "vein") and -themis, from Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice. In early odonate taxonomy, names ending in -themis were introduced by Hagen and were widely used for dragonflies.[1][4]
Species
[edit]The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:[5]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.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) | |||
_male_S.jpg) | _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 |
 | .jpg) | Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) | fulvous forest skimmer[6] | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
 | .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 | |||
 | Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 | spotted grasshawk[7] | Australia and New Guinea | |
| Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942 | New Guinea | |||
 | 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. | ||
.jpg) | _7868.jpg) | Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) | painted grasshawk[7] | Australia ( southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia. ) and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands |
.jpg) | Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016 | Taiwan | ||
 | _-_kampus_Unsrat_Manado_Cropped.JPG) | Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911 | Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, and Borneo), The Philippines, and Palau. | |
 | _female_2.jpg) | Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) | pied paddy skimmer[6] | Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [6] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 "Genus Neurothemis Brauer, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- 1 2 Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
- 1 2 "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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