''Erythrodiplax'' is a large Neotropical

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of dragonflies in the family

Libellulidae The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...

. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as dragonlets.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Gallery

Montane dragonlet (Erythrodiplax abjecta) female Cundinamarca.jpg, ''E. abjecta'', female,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

Erythrodiplax_minuscula_(Flickr).jpg, ''E. minuscula'', male little blue dragonlet,

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, United States Band-winged dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) immature male.jpg, ''E. umbrata'', immature male band-winged dragonlet,

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

Band-winged dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) female.jpg, ''E. umbrata'', female band-winged dragonlet,

Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax basalis) female.JPG, ''E. basalis'', female dragonlet,

Red_faced_dragonlet_(Erythrodiplax_fusca)_male.JPG, ''E. fusca'', male red-faced dragonlet,

Tobago Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Trinidad and Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trini ...

Reddish dragonlet (Erythrodiplax famula) female.JPG, ''E. famula'', female reddish dragonlet,

Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) male.JPG, ''E. umbrata'', male band-winged dragonlet,

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

Red-mantled dragonlet (Erythrodiplax fervida) female.JPG, ''E. fervida'', female red-mantled dragonlet, Grand Cayman

References

Libellulidae Anisoptera genera Odonata of North America Odonata of South America Insects of Central America Insects of the Caribbean Taxa named by Friedrich Moritz Brauer Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub