Crocothemis
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Crocothemis
Brauer, 1868
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Crocothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, subfamily Sympetrinae (darters). Various species of this genus occur in southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Southwest Pacific. They are generally small to medium sized dragonflies.
These dragonflies are often noticed due to their colours. Males are generally very brightly coloured, ranging from totally red in several species, to the rich blue of Australia's C. nigrifrons. As with many Libellulid species, the females tend to be dull brown or orange.
Like most libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961
- Crocothemis corocea Navás, 1918
- Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898 – divisa scarlet, slender scarlet, slender scarlet-darter[2]
- Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832) – scarlet darter,[3] broad scarlet[4]
- Crocothemis misrai Baijal & Agarwal, 1956
- Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894) – black-headed skimmer[5]
- Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839) – little scarlet, slim scarlet-darter, small scarlet[6]
- Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921 – granite scarlet[7]
- Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) – scarlet skimmer,[8] oriental scarlet[9]
- Crocothemis striata Lohmann, 1981
References
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External links
Media related to Crocothemis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Crocothemis at Wikispecies
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