Erythemis

Pondhawks
	E. plebeja, Tobago
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]
E. carmelita Williamson, 1923
E. collocata (Hagen, 1861)	western pondhawk^[3]
E. credula (Hagen, 1861)
E. haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839)	red pondhawk^[4]
E. mithroides (Brauer, 1900)	claret pondhawk^[3]
E. peruviana (Rambur, 1842)	flame-tailed pondhawk^[3]
E. plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)	pin-tailed pondhawk^[3]
E. simplicicollis (Say, 1840)	eastern pondhawk^[3]
E. vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)	great pondhawk^[3]

References

^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158853A5283015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en.

External links

Erythemis, Discover Life

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[DDW-1] Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.

[2] Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[NAO-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[4] von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158853A5283015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en.

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