Orthetrum

Orthetrum
Skimmers
Female Orthetrum chrysostigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Orthetrum
Newman, 1833
Orthetrum sabina

Orthetrum is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. It is a very large genus, spread across the Old World.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892 - Abbott's skimmer[2]
  • Orthetrum africanum (Selys, 1887)
  • Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 - White-Tailed Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)
  • Orthetrum angustiventre (Rambur, 1842) - Many-celled Skimmer[4]
  • Orthetrum austeni (Kirby, 1900) - Giant Skimmer[5]
  • Orthetrum austrosundanum Lieftinck, 1953
  • Orthetrum azureum (Rambur, 1842)
  • Orthetrum balteatum Lieftinck, 1933 - Speckled Skimmer[6]
  • Orthetrum borneense Kimmins, 1936
  • Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Arthington, 1978 - Brownwater Skimmer[6]
  • Orthetrum brachiale (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) - Tough Skimmer[7]
  • Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837) - Southern Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum caffrum (Burmeister, 1839) - Two-striped Skimmer, White-lined Skimmer[8]
  • Orthetrum caledonicum (Brauer, 1865) - Blue Skimmer[6]
  • Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Black-Tailed Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum capense Calvert, 1893
  • Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
  • Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839) - Epaulet Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798) - Keeled Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865) - Blue Marsh Hawk[9]
  • Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 - Guinea Skimmer[10]
  • Orthetrum guptai Baijal, 1955
  • Orthetrum helena Buchholz, 1954
  • Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 - Hintz's Skimmer[11]
  • Orthetrum icteromelan Ris, 1910 - Spectacled Skimmer[12]
  • Orthetrum japonicum (Uhler, 1858)
  • Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 - Julia Skimmer[13]
  • Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959
  • Orthetrum kristenseni Ris, 1911
  • Orthetrum latihami Pinhey, 1966
  • Orthetrum lemur Ris, 1909
  • Orthetrum lineostigma (Selys, 1886)
  • Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
  • Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 - Machado's Skimmer[14]
  • Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947
  • Orthetrum martensi Asahina, 1978
  • Orthetrum melania (Selys, 1883)
  • Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911
  • Orthetrum migratum Lieftinck, 1951 - Rosy Skimmer[6]
  • Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951
  • Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841) - Yellow-Veined Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum poecilops Ris, 1916 - Mangrove Skimmer[15]
  • Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839) - Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk[9]
  • Orthetrum ransonneti (Brauer, 1865)
  • Orthetrum robustum Balinsky, 1965 - Robust Skimmer[16]
  • Orthetrum rubens Barnard, 1937 - Elusive Skimmer[17]
  • Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770) - Slender Skimmer[3][6]
  • Orthetrum saegeri Pinhey, 1966
  • Orthetrum sagitta Ris, 1915 - Arrow Skimmer[18]
  • Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984 - Green Skimmer[6]
  • Orthetrum signiferum Lieftinck, 1926
  • Orthetrum silvarum Lieftinck, 1934
  • Orthetrum stemmale (Burmeister, 1839) - Stemmale Skimmer[19]
  • Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845) - Small Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Orthetrum translatum Bartenev, 1929
  • Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878) - Blue-tailed Forest Hawk[9]
  • Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841) - Long Skimmer[3]
  • Orthetrum villosovittatum (Brauer, 1868) - Fiery Skimmer[6]

References

  1. ^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "Orthetrum abbotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59948. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Orthetrum angustiventre". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59949. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Orthetrum austeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59950. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Günther Theischinger, John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  7. ^ "Orthetrum brachiale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59951. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "Orthetrum caffrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59952. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  9. ^ a b c Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf. 
  10. ^ "Orthetrum guineense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59955. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Orthetrum hintzi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59956. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Orthetrum icteromelas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59957. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "Orthetrum julia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59958. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  14. ^ "Orthetrum machadoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59959. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  15. ^ "Orthetrum poecilops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/60302. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  16. ^ "Orthetrum robustum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2007. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/63204. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  17. ^ "Orthetrum rubens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2007. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15543. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "Orthetrum sagitta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/169242. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  19. ^ "Orthetrum stemmale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2009. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59964. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 

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