Rhodothemis
| Rhodothemis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rhodothemis lieftincki | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| 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]
Etymology
The genus name Rhodothemis combines the Greek ῥόδο- (rhodo, "rosy") 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. The name probably refers to the colour of the male.[4]
Species
The genus Rhodothemis includes the following species:[5]
| 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Genus Rhodothemis Ris, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- 1 2 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Media related to Rhodothemis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rhodothemis at Wikispecies- "Distribution and identification of Rhodothemis in the eastern part of the Indo-Australian Archipelago (Odonata: Libellulidae)". researchgate. Retrieved 2021-05-30.