Tetrathemis
Genus of dragonflies
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::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
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Tetrathemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Tetrathemis are found in Africa, Madagascar, Asia, New Guinea and Australia.
Species
The genus Tetrathemis includes the following species:
- Tetrathemis camerunensis (Sjöstedt, 1900)
- Tetrathemis corduliformis Longfield, 1936
- Tetrathemis denticauda Fraser, 1954
- Tetrathemis flavescens Kirby, 1889
- Tetrathemis fraseri Legrand, 1977 - treefall elf
- Tetrathemis godiardi Lacroix, 1921
- Tetrathemis irregularis Brauer, 1868 - rainforest elf :**Tetrathemis irregularis cladophila* - Tillyard, 1908 - rainforest elf
- Tetrathemis leptoptera Selys, 1877
- Tetrathemis longfieldae Legrand, 1977
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
- Tetrathemis polleni (Selys, 1877) - black-splashed elf
- Tetrathemis ruwensoriensis Fraser, 1941
- Tetrathemis victoriae (Pinhey, 1963)
- Tetrathemis yerburii Kirby, 1893
References
References
- Brauer, Friedrich. (1868). "Neue und wenig bekannte vom Herrn Doct. Semper gesammelte Odonaten". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.
- (2012). "Genus ''Tetrathemis'' Brauer, 1868". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
- (1991). "The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata". CSIRO.
- {{World Odonata List
- (2006). "The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia". CSIRO Publishing.
- Samways, Michael J.. (2008). "The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa". Pensoft.
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