Neurothemis | |
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Fulvous Forest Skimmer | |
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Pied Paddy Skimmer | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
Genus: |
Neurothemis Brauer, 1867 [1] |
Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. [2] They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. [3] Most Neurothemis species are red in color.
The genus Neurothemis includes the following species: [4]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) | Indonesia (Papua) and Papua New Guinea | ||
Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879 | East India and Myanmar | |||
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889 | Malay Peninsula and Borneo | |||
Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839) | Indonesia (Sumatra and Java) | |||
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Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793) | Red Grasshawk, Common Parasol | Cambodia, India (Eastern India; Andaman and Nicobar), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java), Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines (Palawan), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam |
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Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) | fulvous forest skimmer [5] | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
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Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842) | paddyfield parasol | Cambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Kangean Islands and Sumba), Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam |
Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942 | Indonesia (Papua) | |||
Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835) | Indonesia (Sulawesi, and Maluku) | |||
Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911 | Sulawesi, Celebes | |||
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Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 | spotted grasshawk [6] | Australia and New Guinea | |
Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942 | New Guinea | |||
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Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) | Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan), the lesser Sunda islands, and The Philippines. | ||
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Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) | painted grasshawk [6] | Australia ( southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia. ) and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands |
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Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016 | Taiwan | ||
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Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911 | Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, and Borneo), The Philippines, and Palau. | |
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Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) | pied paddy skimmer [5] | Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam |