Hadrothemis
Genus of dragonflies
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Hadrothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as jungle-skimmers.
| Jungle-skimmers | |
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| Hadrothemis scabrifrons | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891 |
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadrothemis camarensis (Kirby, 1889) | tree-hole jungle-skimmer[2] | Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia. | ||
| Hadrothemis coacta (Karsch, 1891) | robust jungle-skimmer[3] | Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda. | ||
| Hadrothemis defecta (Karsch, 1891) | red jungle-skimmer[4] | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia. | ||
| Hadrothemis infesta (Karsch, 1891) | slender jungle-skimmer[5] | Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. | ||
| Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | red jungle-skimmer[6] | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. | |
| Hadrothemis versuta (Karsch, 1891) | changeable jungle-skimmer[7] | Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia. | ||
| Hadrothemis vrijdaghi Schouteden, 1934 | Golden-winged Jungleskimmer | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
