Urothemis
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Urothemis is a genus
of dragonfly
in family Libellulidae
. Species occur from Africa, across Asia to Indonesia and Australia.
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 dragonfly
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 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...
. Species occur from Africa, across Asia to Indonesia and Australia.
The genus contains the following species:
- Urothemis abbotti
- Urothemis aliena - Red Baron
- Urothemis assignataUrothemis assignataUrothemis assignata is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,...
- Red Basker - Urothemis bisignata
- Urothemis consignata
- Urothemis edwardsiiUrothemis edwardsiiUrothemis edwardsii 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, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,...
- Blue Basker - Urothemis lucianaUrothemis lucianaUrothemis luciana is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is endemic to South Africa.-Source:* Odonata Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- St Lucia Basker - Urothemis signata
- Urothemis thomasiUrothemis thomasiUrothemis thomasi is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Oman and possibly Somalia. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...