Urothemis
Genus of dragonflies
title: "Urothemis" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["libellulidae", "anisoptera-genera", "odonata-of-oceania", "odonata-of-africa", "odonata-of-asia", "taxa-named-by-friedrich-moritz-brauer", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Genus of dragonflies" topic_path: "general/libellulidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urothemis" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of dragonflies ::
| image = Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Male by Kadavoor.jpg | image_caption = Urothemis signata male | taxon = Urothemis | authority=Brauer, 1868 |type_species =Urothemis bisignata
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Greater_Crimson_Glider_Urothemis_signata_Female_by_Kadavoor.jpg" caption="''[[Urothemis signata]]'', female"] ::
Urothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Species of Urothemis can be medium-sized dragonflies which occur from Africa, across Asia to Indonesia and Australia.
Species
The genus Urothemis includes the following species: ::data[format=table]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urothemis abbotti Laidlaw, 1927 | Malaysia | |||
| [[File:Urothemis aliena 2044.jpg | 120px]] | Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878 | title=The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia | |
| [[File:Urothemis assignata Red Basker.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Urothemis assignata Red Basker 01.jpg | 120px]] | Urothemis assignata (Selys, 1872) |
| Urothemis bisignata Brauer, 1868 | Indonesia | |||
| [[File:U Edwardsii.jpg | 120px]] | Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) | Blue Basker | |
| Urothemis luciana Balinsky, 1961 | St Lucia Basker | Mozambique; Republic of South Africa | ||
| [[File:Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Male by Kadavoor.jpg | 120px]] | [[File:Greater Crimson Glider Urothemis signata Female by Kadavoor.jpg | 120px]] | Urothemis signata (Rambur, 1842) |
| [[File:Urothemis thomasi.jpg | 120px]] | Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932 | ||
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References
References
- Brauer, F.. (1868). "Neue und wenig bekannte vom Herrn Doct. Semper gesammelte Odonaten.". Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.
- (2012). "Genus ''Urothemis'' Brauer, 1868". [[Australian Biological Resources Study]].
- {{World Odonata List
- (2006). "The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia". CSIRO Publishing.
- Clausnitzer, V.. (2016). "''Urothemis assignata''".
- Boudot, J.-P.. (2016). "''Urothemis edwardsii''".
- Suhling, F.. (2010). "''Urothemis luciana''".
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