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Taxonomy of Genus Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
Flutterers


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
GenusRhyothemis
Hagen, 1867
Flutterers
92Species
Subnodes of Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
SpeciesRhyothemis alcestis Tillyard, 1906  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) benitensis
SpeciesRhyothemis amaryllis Selys, 1878  ⇒ Rhyothemis phyllis
SpeciesRhyothemis apicalis Kirby, 1889  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bifasciata
SpeciesRhyothemis armstrongi Fraser, 1956  ⇒ Rhyothemis regia
SpeciesRhyothemis arria Drury, 1773
SpeciesRhyothemis aterrima Selys, 1891
SpeciesRhyothemis bipartita Tillyard, 1906  ⇒ Rhyothemis triangularis
SpeciesRhyothemis braganza Karsch, 1890
Iridescent flutterer
SpeciesRhyothemis celestina Olivier, 1792  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis chalcoptilon Brauer, 1867  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bimaculicollis
SpeciesRhyothemis chloe Kirby, 1889
SpeciesRhyothemis cognata Rambur, 1842
SpeciesRhyothemis cuprina Kirby, 1889  ⇒ Rhyothemis notata
SpeciesRhyothemis curiosa Selys, 1889  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bicoloripyga
SpeciesRhyothemis dispar Brauer, 1867  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bipartita
SpeciesRhyothemis disparata Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Rhyothemis semihyalina
SpeciesRhyothemis ducalis Kirby, 1898  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bipartita
SpeciesRhyothemis exul Ris, 1913
SpeciesRhyothemis fenestrina Rambur, 1842
Black-winged flutterer, Golden flutterer
SpeciesRhyothemis fulgens Kirby, 1889
SpeciesRhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
1Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842
Banded Flutterer, Graphic Flutterer, Small Pond Dragonfly
SpeciesRhyothemis hemihyalina Selys, 1850  ⇒ Rhyothemis semihyalina
SpeciesRhyothemis histrio Fabricius, 1787  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis hurleyi Tillyard, 1926
SpeciesRhyothemis imperatrix Selys, 1887  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) bisbimaculata
SpeciesRhyothemis indica Fabricius, 1781  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis lankana Kirby, 1894  ⇒ Rhyothemis triangularis
SpeciesRhyothemis marcia Drury, 1773  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis mariposa Ris, 1913
Mariposa Flutterer
SpeciesRhyothemis murcia Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis nebulosa Oguma, 1922  ⇒ Rhyothemis variegata
SpeciesRhyothemis noshime Asahina, 1982  ⇒ Rhyothemis fuliginosa
SpeciesRhyothemis notata Fabricius, 1781
Veiled Flutterer
1Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis obsolescens Kirby, 1889
SpeciesRhyothemis phyllis Sulzer, 1776
Yellow-barred Flutterer, Yellow-striped Flutterer
12Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883
Greater blue-wing
SpeciesRhyothemis pretiosa Selys, 1878
SpeciesRhyothemis princeps Kirby, 1894
Sapphire flutterer
2Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis pygmaea Brauer, 1867
SpeciesRhyothemis quadripunctata Roemer, 1789  ⇒ Rhyothemis phyllis
SpeciesRhyothemis rangini Sathe & Shinde, 2008
SpeciesRhyothemis regalis Karsch, 1889
SpeciesRhyothemis regia Brauer, 1867
8Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878
Jewel flutterer
SpeciesRhyothemis rita Kovács & Theischinger, 2016
SpeciesRhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832
Phantom Flutterer
1Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis separata Selys, 1849  ⇒ Rhyothemis semihyalina
SpeciesRhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
SpeciesRhyothemis snelleni Selys, 1878
SpeciesRhyothemis splendens Fraser, 1955
SpeciesRhyothemis subphyllis Selys, 1883
SpeciesRhyothemis syriaca Selys, 1849  ⇒ Rhyothemis semihyalina
SpeciesRhyothemis transversa Selys, 1889  ⇒ Rhyothemis obsolescens
SpeciesRhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
Asian sapphire flutterer, Lesser blue-wing
SpeciesRhyothemis turneri Kirby, 1894  ⇒ Mordellistena (Mordellistena) binhana
SpeciesRhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763
Common Picture Wing, Common picturewing
4Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis variegate Drury, 1773
1Subspecies
SpeciesRhyothemis vidua Selys, 1878  ⇒ Rhyothemis pygmaea
SpeciesRhyothemis vitellina Brauer, 1868
SpeciesRhyothemis vittata Weber, 1801  ⇒ Rhyothemis phyllis
SpeciesRhyothemis yashawanti Sathe & Shinde, 2006

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Rhyothemis
EnglishFlutterers


Distribution of Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Republic South Africa, Saint Lucia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe


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