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Summary

Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012 Surinam Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 Central america, northern south america Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909 Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989 Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848) Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 Yellow-lined Skimmer Colombia, Brazil, Peru Orthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012 Pará State, Brazil Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009 Ecuador to N Peru Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 Concolored Skimmer Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009 Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) Carmine Skimmer W Brazil and N Peru Orthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012 Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) Roseate Skimmer United States to Brazil. Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889 Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia Orthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 Panama Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009 Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842) West Indies Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891 Brazil Orthemis...