Neurothemis
Genus of dragonflies
title: "Neurothemis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["libellulidae", "anisoptera-genera", "odonata-of-australia", "odonata-of-asia", "insects-of-new-guinea", "insects-of-indonesia", "insects-of-southeast-asia", "insects-of-india", "taxa-named-by-friedrich-moritz-brauer"] description: "Genus of dragonflies" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurothemis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
|name=Neurothemis |image=Brown dragonfly.jpg |image_caption=Fulvous Forest Skimmer |image2=Neurothemis tullia male by kadavoor.JPG |image2_caption=Pied Paddy Skimmer |taxon=Neurothemis |authority=Brauer, 1867
Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. Most Neurothemis species are red in color.
Species
The genus Neurothemis includes the following species: ::data[format=table]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Neurothemis decora, teneral male (48710111168).jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) | ||
| Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879 | East India and Myanmar | |||
| Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889 | Malay Peninsula and Borneo | |||
| Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839) | Indonesia (Sumatra and Java) | |||
| [[File:Common parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans) male S.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Common parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans) female S.jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793) |
| [[File:Neurothemis fulvia male by kadavoor.JPG | 120px]] | [[File:Neurothemis fulvia - Fulvous Forest Skimmer female at Mayyil (9).jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) |
| [[File:Neurothemis intermedia,Paddy Field Parasol.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Neurothemis intermedia 11-08-2018 (28).jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842) |
| Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942 | Indonesia (Papua) | |||
| Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835) | Indonesia (Sulawesi, and Maluku) | |||
| Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911 | Sulawesi, Celebes | |||
| [[File:Neurothemis oligoneura 3221.jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 | title=Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies | |
| Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942 | New Guinea | |||
| [[File:Adult-Female-Neurothemis-ramburii-ramburii.jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) | ||
| [[File:Neurothemis stigmatizans - Painted Grasshawk (2).jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Painted grasshawk (female) 7868.jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) |
| [[File:Neurothemis taiwanensis (43711329421).jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016 | ||
| [[File:Neurothemis terminata.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Neurothemis terminata (female) - kampus Unsrat Manado Cropped.JPG | 120px]] | Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911 |
| [[File:Neurothemis tullia-male 00532.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Pied paddy skimmer (Neurothemis tullia) female 2.jpg | 120px]] | Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) |
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References
References
- Brauer, F.. (1867). "Beschreibung neuer exotischer Libellen aus den Gattungen ''Neurothemis'', ''Libellula'', ''Diplax'', ''Celithemis'' und ''Tramea''". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.
- (2012). "Genus ''Neurothemis'' Brauer, 1867". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
- Watson, J.A.L.. (1991). "The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata". CSIRO.
- {{World Odonata List
- Subramanian, K. A.. (2005). "Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India".
- "Checklist Australian Dragonflies and Damselflies". DragonflyPix.com.
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