Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.[1] They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.[2] Most Neurothemis species are red in color.
The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurothemis decora | Indonesia (Papua) and Papua New Guinea | |||
| Neurothemis degener | East India and Myanmar | |||
| Neurothemis disparilis | Malay Peninsula and Borneo | |||
| Neurothemis feralis | Indonesia (Sumatra and Java) | |||
| Neurothemis fluctuans | Red Grasshawk, Common Parasol | Cambodia, India (Eastern India; Andaman and Nicobar), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java), Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines (Palawan), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam | ||
| Neurothemis fulvia | fulvous forest skimmer[3] | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. | ||
| Neurothemis intermedia | paddyfield parasol | Cambodia, India, Indonesia (Java, Kangean Islands and Sumba), Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam | ||
| Neurothemis luctuosa | Indonesia (Papua) | |||
| Neurothemis manadensis | Indonesia (Sulawesi, and Maluku) | |||
| Neurothemis nesaea | Sulawesi, Celebes | |||
| Neurothemis oligoneura | spotted grasshawk[4] | Australia and New Guinea | ||
| Neurothemis papuensis | New Guinea | |||
| Neurothemis ramburii | Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and Kalimantan), the lesser Sunda islands, and The Philippines. | |||
| Neurothemis stigmatizans | painted grasshawk | Australia (southern Queensland border to Broome, Western Australia.) and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands | ||
| Neurothemis taiwanensis | Taiwan | |||
| Neurothemis terminata | Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda, and Borneo), The Philippines, and Palau. | |||
| Neurothemis tullia | pied paddy skimmer | Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam | ||