Jungle-skimmers | |
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Hadrothemis scabrifrons | |
Scientific classification
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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.
The genus contains the following species: [1]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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. | ||
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Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | red 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, 1934 | Golden-winged Jungleskimmer | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Jungle-skimmers | |
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Hadrothemis scabrifrons | |
Scientific classification
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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.
The genus contains the following species: [1]
Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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. | ||
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Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | red 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, 1934 | Golden-winged Jungleskimmer | Democratic Republic of the Congo |