Neurothemis

Neurothemis
Fulvous Forest Skimmer
Pied Paddy Skimmer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Neurothemis
Brauer, 1867
Synonyms
  • Polyneura Rambur, 1842

Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. Most Neurothemis species are red in color.

Etymology

The genus name Neurothemis combines the Greek νεῦρον (neuron, "nerve" or "vein") and -themis, from Greek Θέμις (Themis), the goddess of divine law, order and justice. In early odonate taxonomy, names ending in -themis were introduced by Hagen and were widely used for dragonflies.

Species

The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)Indonesia (Papua) and Papua New Guinea
Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879East India and Myanmar
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889Malay Peninsula and Borneo
Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)Indonesia (Sumatra and Java)
Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)Red Grasshawk, Common ParasolCambodia, India (Eastern India; Andaman and Nicobar), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java), Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines (Palawan), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)fulvous forest skimmerBangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)paddyfield parasolCambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Kangean Islands and Sumba), Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam
Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942Indonesia (Papua)
Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835)Indonesia (Sulawesi, and Maluku)
Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911Sulawesi, Celebes
Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867spotted grasshawkAustralia and New Guinea
Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942New Guinea
Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan), the lesser Sunda islands, and The Philippines.
Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775)painted grasshawkAustralia ( southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia. ) and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands
Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016Taiwan
Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, and Borneo), The Philippines, and Palau.
Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773)pied paddy skimmerBangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

References

  1. 1 2 Brauer, F. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen Neurothemis, Libellula, Diplax, Celithemis und Tramea". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German). 17: 3–26 [6] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. 1 2 "Genus Neurothemis Brauer, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 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. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  5. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  6. 1 2 Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
  7. 1 2 "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 17 December 2010.