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Genus of dragonflies
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.
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The genus contains the following species:
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Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – black pondhawk
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Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – western pondhawk
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Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – red pondhawk
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Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – claret pondhawk
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Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – flame-tailed pondhawk
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Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – pin-tailed pondhawk
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Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – eastern pondhawk
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Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – great pondhawk
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References
^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West .
Princeton University Press .
ISBN
978-0-691-12281-6 .
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023).
"World Odonata List" . OdonataCentral,
University of Alabama . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
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"North American Odonata" . University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from
the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010 .
^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009).
"Erythemis haematogastra " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 : e.T158853A5283015.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en .
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