Erythemis

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Pondhawks
E. plebeja, Tobago
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Erythemis
Hagen, 1861

Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Species Common name Male Female
E. attala

(Selys in Sagra, 1857)

black pondhawk[3] File:Erythemis attala.jpg
E. carmelita

Williamson, 1923

E. collocata

(Hagen, 1861)

western pondhawk[3] File:Erythemis collocata-Male-1.jpg File:Erythemis collocata-Female-10.jpg
E. credula

(Hagen, 1861)

File:Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861 2447842363 (cropped).jpg
E. haematogastra

(Burmeister, 1839)

red pondhawk[4] File:Erythemis haematogastra m.jpg
E. mithroides

(Brauer, 1900)

claret pondhawk[3] File:Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 45, 253–268, prancha III.jpg
E. peruviana

(Rambur, 1842)

flame-tailed pondhawk[3] File:Erythemis peruviana 139237.jpg File:Flame-tailed Pondhawk (Erythemis peruviana), female - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg
E. plebeja

(Burmeister, 1839)

pin-tailed pondhawk[3] File:Pin-tailed Pondhawk. (Erythemis plebeja) Male - Flickr - gailhampshire (cropped).jpg File:Erythemis plebeja female. Pin-tailed Pondhawk. - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg
E. simplicicollis

(Say, 1840)

eastern pondhawk[3] File:Eastern Pondhawk Male. Erythemis simplicicollis (27203971009).jpg File:Female Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis (5891628272).jpg
E. vesiculosa

(Fabricius, 1775)

great pondhawk[3] File:Great pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) male Trinidad.JPG

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