Nesciothemis Explained

Nesciothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species:^[1]

• Nesciothemis farinosa - Black-tailed Dancer, Black-tailed False-skimmer, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blacktail^[2] (not to be confused with the Eurasian species Orthetrum cancellatum which shares some of these common names).
• Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi
• Nesciothemis minor - Small Blacktail^[3]
• Nesciothemis nigeriensis - Northern Redtail^[4]
• Nesciothemis pujoli - Western Blacktail^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Odonata List. University of Puget Sound. 11 August 2010. Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson . https://web.archive.org/web/20100828091754/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. 28 August 2010 . live.
2. Boudot, J.-P. . Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . Samraoui, B. . Schneider, W. . 2016 . Nesciothemis farinosa . 2016 . e.T59921A83853056 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59921A83853056.en . 11 November 2021.
3. Suhling, F. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . amp . Nesciothemis minor . 2010 . e.T168008A6439440 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T168008A6439440.en . 24 December 2017.
4. Clausnitzer, V. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . amp . Nesciothemis nigeriensis . 2010 . e.T184201A8236409 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184201A8236409.en . 24 December 2017.
5. Clausnitzer, V. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . amp . Nesciothemis pujoli . 2010 . e.T158571A5220443 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T158571A5220443.en . 24 December 2017.