Tholymis

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Tholymis
Cloudwing bangalore2.jpg
Tholymis tillarga
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Zyxommatini
Genus: Tholymis
Hagen, 1867[1]

Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2][3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.[4]

Species

The genus Tholymis includes the following species:[3]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Evening Skimmer. Tholymis citrina - Flickr - gailhampshire (2).jpg Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 Evening Skimmer[4] Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Tholymis tillarga male by kadavoor 02.jpg Twister (Tholymis tillarga) female (16771052901).jpg Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) Twister,[5] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing[6] tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

References

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  1. ^ Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. ^ "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
  5. ^ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.
  6. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).

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