''Rhyothemis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of dragonflies are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threat ...
in the family
Libellulidae
The chasers, darters, skimmers, and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest family of dragonflies. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily M ...
.
They are commonly known as flutterers.
''Rhyothemis'' species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.
The flight of the genus ''Rhyothemis'' is usually fluttering, leading to the common description of "flutterer" for most species in the genus.
Species
The genus ''Rhyothemis'' includes the following species:
References
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Libellulidae
Anisoptera genera
Odonata of Oceania
Odonata of Africa
Odonata of Asia
Odonata of Australia
Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot