Tholymis

Tholymis
Tholymis tillarga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Zyxommatini
Genus: Tholymis
Hagen, 1867

Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.

Etymology

The genus name Tholymis is possibly derived from the Greek θώραξ (thōrax, "thorax" or "chest") and λυγαῖος (lygaios, "shadowy" or "murky"), together with the common dragonfly suffix -themis. The name may refer to the dark-coloured thorax of males of Tholymis citrina.

Species

The genus Tholymis includes the following species:

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening SkimmerCaribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)Twister, Coral-tailed Cloud Wingtropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

References

  1. 1 2 Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ↑ "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
  4. 1 2 Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  5. ↑ Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
  6. ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.
  7. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).