| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| | Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Surinam |
|  | Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | Central america, northern south america |
| | Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 | | Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, |
| | Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909 | | Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil |
| | Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989 | | Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru |
| | Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848) | | Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil |
| | Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer[3] | Colombia, Brazil, Peru |
| | Orthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Pará State, Brazil |
| | Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Ecuador to N Peru |
| | Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer[4] | Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil |
| | Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru |
| | Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | | Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America |
 |  | Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | Carmine Skimmer[5] | W Brazil and N Peru |
| | Orthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho |
 |  | Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) | Roseate Skimmer[5] | United States to Brazil. |
| | Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889 | | Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia |
| | Orthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Panama |
| | Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru |
| | Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | | Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela |
| | Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842)[6] | | West Indies |
 | | Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891 | | Brazil |
| | Orthemis paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | SE Peru and Ecuador |
| | Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Paraguay and N Argentina |
| | Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950 | | |
| | Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910 | Regal Skimmer[7] | Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil |
 | | Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | Red-tailed Skimmer | Mexico to Brazil and Peru |
| | Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868 | | Colombia, Ecuador |
| | Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | S Peru and Bolivia |
| | Orthemis teres von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Bolivia |
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