Tetrathemis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tetrathemis |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1868 |
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
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- 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
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