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