Erythemis
Genus of dragonflies
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Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.[1]
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| Pondhawks | |
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| E. plebeja, Tobago | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
| Genus: | Erythemis Hagen, 1861 |
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Species | Common name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. attala
(Selys in Sagra, 1857) |
black pondhawk[3] | .jpg) |
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| E. carmelita
Williamson, 1923 |
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| E. collocata
(Hagen, 1861) |
western pondhawk[3] |  |
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| E. credula
(Hagen, 1861) |
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| E. haematogastra
(Burmeister, 1839) |
red pondhawk[4] |  |
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| E. mithroides
(Brauer, 1900) |
claret pondhawk[3] | ._Berliner_Entomologische_Zeitschrift,_45,_253–268,_prancha_III.jpg) |
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| E. peruviana
(Rambur, 1842) |
flame-tailed pondhawk[3] |  |
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| E. plebeja
(Burmeister, 1839) |
pin-tailed pondhawk[3] | _Male_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire_(cropped).jpg) |
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| E. simplicicollis
(Say, 1840) |
eastern pondhawk[3] | .jpg) |
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| E. vesiculosa
(Fabricius, 1775) |
great pondhawk[3] | _male_Trinidad.JPG) |
