Erythemis

Pondhawks

E. plebeja, Tobago
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Epiprocta
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Erythemis Hagen, 1861

Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.^[1]

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – Black Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – Western Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – Red Pondhawk^[4]
Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – Claret Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – Flame-tailed Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – Pin-tailed Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – Eastern Pondhawk^[3]
Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – Great Pondhawk^[3]

References

↑ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12281-4.
↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
↑ von Ellenrieder, N. (2007). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

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