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Rhodothemis

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Rhodothemis
Rhodothemis lieftincki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Rhodothemis
Ris, 1909[1]
Type species
Rhodothemis rufa

Rhodothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2] The species occur from India, through Southeast Asia to Australia.[3]

Rhodothemis rufa, male
Rhodothemis rufa, female

Species

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The genus Rhodothemis includes the following species:[4]

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution
Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954 red arrow[3] India, south-east Asia and Australia
Rhodothemis mauritsi Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia, New Guinea
Rhodothemis nigripes Lohmann, 1984 Indonesia
Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) rufous marsh glider and common redbolt Asia

References

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  1. ^ Ris, F. (1911). "Libellulinen 5". Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Vol. 13. Brussels: Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. pp. 529–700 [591]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9137 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Rhodothemis Ris, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
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