Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.[1]
The genus contains the following species:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthemis aciculata | Surinam | |||
| Orthemis aequilibris | Central america, northern south america | |||
| Orthemis ambinigra | Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, | |||
| Orthemis ambirufa | Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil | |||
| Orthemis anthracina | Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru | |||
| Orthemis attenuata | Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil | |||
| Orthemis biolleyi | Yellow-lined Skimmer[2] | Colombia, Brazil, Peru | ||
| Orthemis celata | Pará State, Brazil | |||
| Orthemis cinnamomea | Ecuador to N Peru | |||
| Orthemis concolor | Concolored Skimmer[3] | Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil | ||
| Orthemis coracina | Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru | |||
| Orthemis cultriformis | Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America | |||
| Orthemis discolor | Carmine Skimmer[4] | W Brazil and N Peru | ||
| Orthemis faaseni | Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho | |||
| Orthemis ferruginea | Roseate Skimmer | United States to Brazil. | ||
| Orthemis flavopicta | Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia | |||
| Orthemis garrisoni | Panama | |||
| Orthemis harpago | Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru | |||
| Orthemis levis | Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela | |||
| Orthemis macrostigma [5] | West Indies | |||
| Orthemis nodiplaga | Brazil | |||
| Orthemis paulsoni | SE Peru and Ecuador | |||
| Orthemis philipi | Paraguay and N Argentina | |||
| Orthemis plaumanni | ||||
| Orthemis regalis | Regal Skimmer[6] | Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil | ||
| Orthemis schmidti | Red-tailed Skimmer | Mexico to Brazil and Peru | ||
| Orthemis sulphurata | Colombia, Ecuador | |||
| Orthemis tambopatae | S Peru and Bolivia | |||
| Orthemis teres | Bolivia | |||