Brachythemis Explained
Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| | Brachythemis contaminata | ditch jewel[2] | Asia |
| | Brachythemis fuscopalliata | dark-winged groundling[3] | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey. |
| | Brachythemis impartita | northern banded groundling[4] | southern Europe and the Middle East. |
| | Brachythemis lacustris | red groundling[5] | Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi. |
| | Brachythemis leucosticta | banded groundling[6] | Eastern and central Africa and Madagascar. |
| | Brachythemis wilsoni | Wilson's groundling[7] | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Botswana, and possibly Kenya |
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Taxonomy
The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr. Martin Lindeboom. Dennis Paulson. 28 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. dead.
- Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India. 2005.
- Boudot, J.-P. . Brachythemis fuscopalliata . 2006 . e.T2995A9529988 . 2006 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2995A9529988.en.
- Web site: Checklist, English common names . DragonflyPix.com . 5 August 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html . 4 December 2012 .
- Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . 2016 . Brachythemis lacustris . 2016 . e.T59821A84483877 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59821A84483877.en.
- Clausnitzer, V. . Schneider, W. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . Suhling, F. . 2016 . Brachythemis leucosticta . 2016 . e.T59822A84484558 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59822A84484558.en.
- Clausnitzer, V. . Kipping, J. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . amp . Brachythemis wilsoni . 2010 . e.T59823A12069785 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T59823A12069785.en.
- Kindred spirits: "Brachythemis leucosticta", Africa's most familiar dragonfly, consists of two species. International Journal of Odonatology. 2009. 12. 2. 4 December 2010. Klaas-Douwe B. D. . N. Matushkina . amp . 1388-7890.
