Tetrathemis
Encyclopedia
Tetrathemis is a genus
of dragonflies
in the family
Libellulidae
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The genus contains the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of dragonflies
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Libellulidae
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. Even if these are excluded , there still remains a...
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The genus contains the following species:
- Tetrathemis camerunensisTetrathemis camerunensisTetrathemis camerunensis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, and Uganda...
- Tetrathemis corduliformisTetrathemis corduliformisTetrathemis corduliformis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
- Tetrathemis denticaudaTetrathemis denticaudaTetrathemis denticauda is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Tetrathemis flavescens
- Tetrathemis fraseri
- Tetrathemis godiardi
- Tetrathemis irregularis - Rainforest Elf
- Tetrathemis leptoptera
- Tetrathemis longfieldae
- Tetrathemis platyptera
- Tetrathemis polleniTetrathemis polleniTetrathemis polleni is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly...
- Black-splashed Elf - Tetrathemis ruwensoriensisTetrathemis ruwensoriensisTetrathemis ruwensoriensis is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Tetrathemis victoriae
- Tetrathemis yerburi