Jungle-skimmers
Hadrothemis scabrifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Hadrothemis
Karsch, 1891

Hadrothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as jungle-skimmers.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Hadrothemis camarensis (Kirby, 1889)tree-hole jungle-skimmer[2]Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis coacta (Karsch, 1891)robust jungle-skimmer[3]Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Hadrothemis defecta (Karsch, 1891)red jungle-skimmer[4]Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis infesta (Karsch, 1891)slender jungle-skimmer[5]Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909red jungle-skimmer[6]Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Hadrothemis versuta (Karsch, 1891)changeable jungle-skimmer[7]Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.
Hadrothemis vrijdaghi Schouteden, 1934Golden-winged JungleskimmerDemocratic Republic of the Congo



References

  1. 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 Mar 2023.
  2. Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Hadrothemis camarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59882A83848996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59882A83848996.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis coacta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59883A85178427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59883A85178427.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis defecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59884A85179184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59884A85179184.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. Clausnitzer, V.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis infesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59885A85179912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59885A85179912.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. Clausnitzer, V. & Suhling, F. (2010). "Hadrothemis scabrifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T59886A12036187. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59886A12036187.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Hadrothemis versuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59887A85180500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59887A85180500.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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