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Taxonomy of Genus Orthemis Hagen, 1861
tropical king skimmer, Tropical King Skimmers


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
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
29
1118
Genera
Species
GenusOrthemis
Hagen, 1861
Tropical king skimmer, Tropical King Skimmers
32Species
Subnodes of Orthemis Hagen, 1861
SpeciesOrthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012
SpeciesOrthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
SpeciesOrthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
SpeciesOrthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
SpeciesOrthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
SpeciesOrthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
SpeciesOrthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906
Yellow-lined Skimmer
SpeciesOrthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012
SpeciesOrthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009
SpeciesOrthemis concolor Ris, 1919
Concolored Skimmer
SpeciesOrthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009
SpeciesOrthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
SpeciesOrthemis discolor Burmeister, 1839  ⇒ Orthemis ferruginea
Carmine Skimmer, Orange-bellied Skimmer
SpeciesOrthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012
SpeciesOrthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Roseate Skimmer
SpeciesOrthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889
Pop saltbush
SpeciesOrthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012
SpeciesOrthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009
SpeciesOrthemis levis Calvert, 1906
SpeciesOrthemis lineata Brauer, 1878
SpeciesOrthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842
SpeciesOrthemis metallica Brauer, 1878
SpeciesOrthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891
SpeciesOrthemis paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2012
SpeciesOrthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009
SpeciesOrthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950
SpeciesOrthemis regalis Ris, 1910
Regal Skimmer
SpeciesOrthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
SpeciesOrthemis sibylla Ris, 1919  ⇒ Euclystis cayuga
SpeciesOrthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868
SpeciesOrthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009
SpeciesOrthemis teres von Ellenrieder, 2012

Synonyms
Neocysta (Kirby, 1889)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Orthemis
EnglishTropical king skimmer, Tropical King Skimmers


Distribution of Orthemis Hagen, 1861
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela


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