''Aethiothemis'' is a small
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
dragonflies
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threa ...
in the family
Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...
.
Species include:
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Aethiothemis basilewskyi''
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Aethiothemis bella''
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Aethiothemis bequaerti''
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Aethiothemis carpenteri''
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Aethiothemis diamangae
''Aethiothemis'' is a small genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as ...
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Aethiothemis discrepans'' – southern gorgeous skimmer
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Aethiothemis mediofasciata'' – orange flasher
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Aethiothemis palustris''
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Aethiothemis solitaria''
References
Libellulidae
Anisoptera genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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