Rhyothemis

Rhyothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] They are commonly known as flutterers.

Flutterers
Rhyothemis variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Rhyothemistini
Genus: Rhyothemis
Hagen, 1867[1]

Rhyothemis species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.[3] The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering, leading to the common description of "flutterer" for most species in the genus.

Species

The genus Rhyothemis includes the following species:[4]

  • Rhyothemis aterrima (Selys, 1891) - Black Jewel Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis braganza (Karsch, 1890) - Iridescent Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis cognata (Rambur, 1842) - Madagascar Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis fenestrina (Rambur, 1842) - Skylight Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis fulgens (Kirby, 1889) - Bornean Brown Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis fuliginosa (Selys, 1883) - Butterfly Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis graphiptera (Rambur, 1842) - Graphic Flutterer[5] or Banded Flutterer or Small Pond Dragonfly
  • Rhyothemis hurleyi (Tillyard, 1926)
  • Rhyothemis mariposa (Ris, 1913) - Mariposa Flutterer[6]
  • Rhyothemis notata (Fabricius, 1781) - Veiled Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis obsolescens (Kirby, 1889) - Bronze Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776) - Yellow-Striped Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis plutonia (Selys, 1883) - Greater Bluewing or Great Sapphire Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis princeps (Kirby, 1894) - Australian Sapphire Flutterer or Zircon Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis pygmaea (Brauer, 1867) - Small Bronze Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis regia (Brauer, 1867) - Pied Sapphire Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis resplendens (Selys, 1878) - Jewel Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis rita (Kovacs and Theischinger, 2016) - Rita Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis semihyalina (Desjardins, 1832) - Phantom Flutterer[7]
  • Rhyothemis severini (Ris, 1913) - Bluetip Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis splendens (Fraser, 1955) - Splendid Flutterer
  • Rhyothemis triangularis (Kirby, 1889) - Asian Sapphire Flutterer or Lesser Bluewing
  • Rhyothemis variegata (Linnaeus, 1763) - Common Picture Wing[8] or Variegated Flutterer

References
  1. Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [232] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. "Genus Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
  4. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  5. Theischinger, G.; Hawking, J. (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  6. Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Rhyothemis mariposa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168020A6446785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T168020A6446785.en.
  7. Boudot, J.-P.; Clausnitzer, V.; Samraoui, B.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; Schneider, W. (2016). "Rhyothemis semihyalina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60037A83869229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60037A83869229.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
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