Dythemis
Genus of dragonflies
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Dythemis is a Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Setwings.[1]
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| Dythemis | |
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| D. sterilis, Tobago | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Trithemistinae |
| Genus: | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 |
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There are seven species. In 2011, it was proposed that D. multipunctata be made a subspecies of D. sterilis, and individuals of the species in the Lesser Antilles be called D. nigra.[2]
Species
The genus includes the following species:[3]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered Setwing[4] | Central America and North America | |
| Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906 | Mayan Setwing[4] | Central America and North America | ||
 | _female.jpg) | Dythemis nigra Martin, 1897[2] | South America | |
 | Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899 | Black Setwing[4] | Central America and North America | |
| Dythemis rufinervis (Burmeister, 1839) | Caribbean | |||
_male_Belize.jpg) |  | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Brown Setwing | Mexico and the Caribbean south through Central America |
 |  | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing[4] | Central America and North America |
