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Taxonomy of Genus Macrothemis Hagen, 1868
Sylphs


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
23
670
8007
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
21
667
8003
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
10
336
4255
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
249
3234
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
14
324
Genera
Species
GenusMacrothemis
Hagen, 1868
Sylphs
57Species
Subnodes of Macrothemis Hagen, 1868
SpeciesMacrothemis absimile Costa, 1991
SpeciesMacrothemis absimilis Costa, 1991
SpeciesMacrothemis aurimaculata Donnelly, 1984
SpeciesMacrothemis axillata Navas, 1924  ⇒ Gynothemis pumila
SpeciesMacrothemis belliata Belle, 1987
SpeciesMacrothemis brevidens Belle, 1983
SpeciesMacrothemis calliste Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis capitata Calvert, 1909
SpeciesMacrothemis catharina Karsch, 1890  ⇒ Brechmorhoga nubecula
SpeciesMacrothemis cearana Navas, 1916  ⇒ Macrothemis griseofrons
SpeciesMacrothemis celeno Selys in Sagra, 1857
Antillean Sylph
SpeciesMacrothemis cydippe Calvert, 1898  ⇒ Macrothemis hemichlora
SpeciesMacrothemis cynthia Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909
SpeciesMacrothemis delia Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis extensa Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis fallax May, 1998
SpeciesMacrothemis flavescens Kirby, 1897
Versatile fairy shrimp
SpeciesMacrothemis griseofrons Calvert, 1909
SpeciesMacrothemis guarauno Rácenis, 1957
Texas paralimnetis
SpeciesMacrothemis hahneli Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesMacrothemis heteronycha Calvert, 1909
SpeciesMacrothemis hosanai Santos, 1967
SpeciesMacrothemis idalia Ris, 1919
SpeciesMacrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890
Ivory-striped Sylph
2Subspecies
SpeciesMacrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898
Straw-colored Sylph
SpeciesMacrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895
Jade-striped Sylph
SpeciesMacrothemis lauriana Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis leucozona Ris, 1913  ⇒ Macrothemis imitans
SpeciesMacrothemis ludia Belle, 1987
SpeciesMacrothemis lutea Calvert, 1909
SpeciesMacrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868
SpeciesMacrothemis meurgeyi Daigle, 2007
SpeciesMacrothemis mortoni Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
SpeciesMacrothemis newtoni Costa, 1990
SpeciesMacrothemis nobilis Rácenis, 1957
Texas paralimnetis
SpeciesMacrothemis pleurosticta Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesMacrothemis polyneura Ris, 1913
SpeciesMacrothemis proterva Belle, 1987
SpeciesMacrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898
White-tailed Sylph
SpeciesMacrothemis pumila Karsch, 1890  ⇒ Euxoa caerulea
Spreading sandwort
1Subspecies
SpeciesMacrothemis rochai Navas, 1918  ⇒ Macrothemis inacuta
SpeciesMacrothemis rupicola Rácenis, 1957
Texas paralimnetis
SpeciesMacrothemis taurepan De Marmels, 2008
SpeciesMacrothemis tenuis Hagen, 1868  ⇒ Macrothemis marmorata
SpeciesMacrothemis tesellata Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesMacrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839
SpeciesMacrothemis ultima González, 1992
SpeciesMacrothemis uniseries Calvert, 1909  ⇒ Eublemmoides rufiplaga
SpeciesMacrothemis valida Navas, 1916
Sublette fairy shrimp
SpeciesMacrothemis vulgipes Calvert, 1898  ⇒ Eublemmoides acrapex
SpeciesMacrothemis willinki Fraser, 1947  ⇒ Elasmothemis constricta

Synonyms
Cendra (Navas, 1917)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Macrothemis
EnglishSylphs


Distribution of Macrothemis Hagen, 1868
Argentina, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Suriname, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela


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