| Tholymis | |
|---|---|
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| Tholymis tillarga | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Trameinae |
| Tribe: | Zyxommatini |
| Genus: | Tholymis Hagen, 1867[1] |
Tholymis is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[2][3] Species of Tholymis are tropical, active mostly at dawn and dusk.[4]
Etymology
The genus name Tholymis is possibly derived from the Greek θώραξ (thōrax, "thorax" or "chest") and λυγαῖος (lygaios, "shadowy" or "murky"), together with the common dragonfly suffix -themis. The name may refer to the dark-coloured thorax of males of Tholymis citrina.[1][5]
Species
The genus Tholymis includes the following species:[3]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmer[4] | Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. | |
 | _female_(16771052901).jpg) | Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) | Twister,[6] Coral-tailed Cloud Wing[7] | tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. |
References
- Hagen, H. (1867). "Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung (in German). 28: 215–232 [221] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- "Genus Tholymis Hagen, 1867". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625.
- Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Tholymis tillarga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T60048A83382535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60048A83382535.en.
- Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).