Tholymis

Tholymis
	Tholymis tillarga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Superfamily:	Libelluloidea
Family:	Libellulidae
Subfamily:	Trameinae
Tribe:	Zyxommatini
Genus:	Tholymis; Hagen, 1867

Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.^[2]^[3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.^[4]

Etymology

The genus name Tholymis is possibly derived from the Greek θώραξ (thōrax, "thorax" or "chest") and λυγαῖος (lygaios, "shadowy" or "murky"), together with the common dragonfly suffix -themis. The name may refer to the dark-coloured thorax of males of Tholymis citrina.^[1]^[5]

Species

The genus Tholymis includes the following species:^[3]

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867	Evening Skimmer^[4]	Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
		Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)	Twister,^[6] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing^[7]	tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

References

1 2 Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
↑ "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
1 2 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 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.
↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).

[Hagen_1867-1] 1 2 Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[AFD-2] "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[WOL-3] 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.

[Paulson_2009-4] 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.

[Endersby_&_Fliedner_2015-5] Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.

[IUCN_2016-6] Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.

[Subramanian_2005-7] Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).

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Etymology

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