Neurothemis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Neurothemis |
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| Fulvous Forest Skimmer | |
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| Pied Paddy Skimmer | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Neurothemis 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:
- Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
- Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879
- Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889
- Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)
- Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773) – fulvous forest skimmer
- Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942
- Neurothemis manadensis (Boisduval, 1835)
- Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911
- Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867 – spotted grasshawk
- Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942
- Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
- Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) – painted grasshawk
- Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016
- Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911
- Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773) – pied paddy skimmer
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