Trithemis
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Trithemis is a genus
of dragonflies
in the family Libellulidae
. They are commonly known as Dropwings.
The genus contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of dragonflies
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
in the family Libellulidae
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded , there still remains a...
. They are commonly known as Dropwings.
The genus contains the following species:
- Trithemis aconitaTrithemis aconitaTrithemis aconita is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
– Monkhood Dropwing - Trithemis aenea
- Trithemis aequalisTrithemis aequalisTrithemis aequalis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia.-Source:* Suhling, F. 2005. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Trithemis africana - Western Phantom Dropwing
- Trithemis annulataTrithemis annulataThe Violet Dropwing, Trithemis annulata, is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae.It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Liberia,...
– Violet Dropwing, Violet-marked Darter - Trithemis anomala
- Trithemis arteriosaTrithemis arteriosaTrithemis arteriosa is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,...
– Red-veined Dropwing - Trithemis aurora – Crimson Marsh Glider
- Trithemis basitincta
- Trithemis bifidaTrithemis bifidaTrithemis bifida is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.-References:*...
- Trithemis bredoi
- Trithemis brydeniTrithemis brydeniTrithemis brydeni is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Botswana and Zambia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater marshes.- Source :* Suhling, F. 2005. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Trithemis congolica
- Trithemis dejouxi
- Trithemis dichroaTrithemis dichroaTrithemis dichroa is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia...
- Small Dropwing - Trithemis donaldsoniTrithemis donaldsoniTrithemis donaldsoni is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and...
– Denim Dropwing - Trithemis dorsalisTrithemis dorsalisTrithemis dorsalis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Malawi...
– Round-hook Dropwing, - Trithemis ellenbeckiiTrithemis ellenbeckiiTrithemis ellenbeckii is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Trithemis festiva – Indigo Dropwing, Black Stream Glider
- Trithemis fumosa
- Trithemis furvaTrithemis furvaTrithemis furva is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,...
– Navy Dropwing - Trithemis groutiTrithemis groutiTrithemis grouti is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia...
- Black Dropwing - Trithemis hartwigiTrithemis hartwigiTrithemis hartwigi is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-Source:...
- Trithemis hecateTrithemis hecateTrithemis hecate is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Botswana, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
– Silhouette Dropwing, Hecate Dropwing - Trithemis imitataTrithemis imitataTrithemis imitata is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent rivers.-References:...
- Trithemis integra
- Trithemis kalula
- Trithemis kirbyiTrithemis kirbyiOrange-winged Dropwing is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique,...
– Orange-Winged Dropwing, Kirby's Dropwing - Trithemis lilacina
- Trithemis monardiTrithemis monardiTrithemis monardi is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra...
- Monard's Dropwing - Trithemis morrisoni
- Trithemis nigraTrithemis nigraTrithemis nigra is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Trithemis nuptialisTrithemis nuptialisTrithemis nuptialis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda,...
- Hairy-legged Dropwing - Trithemis osvaldae
- Trithemis pallidinervis - Long-legged Marsh Glider
- Trithemis palustris
- Trithemis persephone
- Trithemis pluvialisTrithemis pluvialisTrithemis pluvialis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
– Riffle-and-Reed Dropwing, River Dropwing - Trithemis pruinataTrithemis pruinataTrithemis pruinata is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and...
- Trithemis selika
- Trithemis sticticaTrithemis sticticaTrithemis stictica is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan,...
– Jaunty Dropwing - Trithemis werneriTrithemis werneriTrithemis werneri is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
– Elegant Dropwing