Erythemis

Pondhawks
	E. plebeja, Tobago
Scientific classification
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]

Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – black pondhawk[3]
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – western pondhawk[3]
Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – red pondhawk[4]
Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – claret pondhawk[3]
Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – flame-tailed pondhawk[3]
Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – pin-tailed pondhawk[3]
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – eastern pondhawk[3]
Erythemis 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.
Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
"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] Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

[NAO-3] "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.