Rhodothemis
Genus of dragonflies
title: "Rhodothemis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["libellulidae", "anisoptera-genera", "odonata-of-asia", "odonata-of-australia", "taxa-named-by-friedrich-ris", "insects-described-in-1909"] description: "Genus of dragonflies" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodothemis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
|image = Rhodothemis lieftincki 8994.jpg |image_caption = Rhodothemis lieftincki |taxon = Rhodothemis |authority = Ris, 1909 |type_species = Rhodothemis rufa
Rhodothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. The species occur from India, through Southeast Asia to Australia.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Rufous_Marsh_Glider_Rhodothemis_rufa_Male.jpg" caption="''[[Rhodothemis rufa]]'', male"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Rhodothemis_rufa_female_by_kadavoor.jpg" caption="''[[Rhodothemis rufa]]'', female"] ::
Species
The genus Rhodothemis includes the following species: ::data[format=table]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Rhodothemis lieftincki 3113.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Rhodothemis lieftincki female face.jpg | 120px]] | Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954 |
| Rhodothemis mauritsi Lohmann, 1984 | Indonesia, New Guinea | |||
| Rhodothemis nigripes Lohmann, 1984 | Indonesia | |||
| [[File:Rhodothemis rufa.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Rhodothemis rufa female of Kadavoor.jpg | 120px]] | Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) |
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References
References
- Ris, F.. (1911). "Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps". Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.
- (2012). "Genus ''Rhodothemis'' Ris, 1909". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
- {{World Odonata List
- (2006). "The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia". CSIRO Publishing.
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