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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Trithemis

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Odonate

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Genus

Trithemis Dragonflies amp damselflies of Thailand 8 Trithemis pallidinervis

Lower classifications
  
Trithemis annulata, Crimson marsh glider, Trithemis kirbyi

Trithemis aurora


Trithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as dropwings. There are over 40 species, mainly from Africa; two are endemic to Madagascar, and five are endemic to Asia. They are found in a wide variety of habitats; some species being adapted to permanent streams in forests, and others being capable of breeding in temporary pools in deserts.

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Trithemis Odonata of Bangladesh

The genus contains the following species:

  • Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 – monkshood dropwing, halfshade dropwing
  • Trithemis aenea Pinhey, 1961 – bronze dropwing
  • Trithemis aequalis Lieftinck, 1969 – swamp dropwing
  • Trithemis africana (Brauer, 1867) - western phantom dropwing
  • Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) – violet dropwing, violet-marked darter
  • Trithemis anomala Pinhey, 1955 – striped dropwing
  • Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1839) – red-veined dropwing
  • Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) – crimson marsh glider
  • Trithemis basitincta Ris, 1912
  • Trithemis bifida Pinhey, 1970 – shadow dropwing
  • Trithemis bredoi Fraser, 1953 – river dropwing
  • Trithemis brydeni Pinhey, 1970 – percher-like dropwing
  • Trithemis congolica Pinhey, 1970 – Congo dropwing
  • Trithemis dejouxi Pinhey, 1978 – stonewash dropwing
  • Trithemis dichroa Karsch, 1893 - small dropwing, black dropwing
  • Trithemis donaldsoni (Calvert, 1899) – denim dropwing
  • Trithemis dorsalis (Rambur, 1842) – round-hook dropwing, highland dropwing
  • Trithemis ellenbeckii Förster, 1906 – Ethiopian dropwing
  • Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) – indigo dropwing, black stream glider
  • Trithemis fumosa Pinhey, 1962
  • Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 – navy dropwing
  • Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961 - black dropwing, dark dropwing
  • Trithemis hartwigi Pinhey, 1970 – superb dropwing
  • Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912 – silhouette dropwing, hecate dropwing
  • Trithemis hinnula Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015 – mule dropwing
  • Trithemis imitata Pinhey, 1961 – copycat dropwing
  • Trithemis integra Dijkstra, 2007 – Albertine dropwing
  • Trithemis kalula Kirby, 1900 – pretty dropwing
  • Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 – orange-winged dropwing, Kirby's dropwing
  • Trithemis legrandi Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015 – robust dropwing
  • Trithemis lilacina Förster, 1899
  • Trithemis longistyla (Fraser, 1953)
  • Trithemis monardi Ris, 1931 - Monard's dropwing, fluttering dropwing
  • Trithemis morrisoni Damm & Hadrys, 2009 – rapids dropwing
  • Trithemis nigra Longfield, 1936
  • Trithemis nuptialis Karsch, 1894 - hairy-legged dropwing
  • Trithemis osvaldae d'Andrea & Carfi, 1997
  • Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889) - long-legged marsh glider
  • Trithemis palustris Damm & Hadrys, 2009 – marsh dropwing
  • Trithemis persephone Ris, 1912
  • Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 – riffle-and-reed dropwing, river dropwing, russet dropwing
  • Trithemis pruinata Karsch, 1899 – cobalt dropwing
  • Trithemis selika Selys, 1869
  • Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839) – jaunty dropwing
  • Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912 – elegant dropwing

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    References

    Trithemis Wikipedia