Erythrodiplax

Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as dragonlets.[1]

Dragonlets
E. umbrata, Band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Sympetrinae
Genus: Erythrodiplax
Brauer, 1868
Type species
Erythrodiplax diversa

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Erythrodiplax abjecta (Rambur, 1842)
  • Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
  • Erythrodiplax ana (Guillermo-Ferreira & Vilela, 2016)
  • Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax anomala (Brauer, 1865)
  • Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax attenuata (Kirby, 1889)
  • Erythrodiplax avittata Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax basalis (Kirby, 1897)
  • Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895) - Plateau Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773) - Seaside Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax branconensis Sjöstedt, 1929
  • Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall in Needham, Westfall & May, 2000 - Bromeliad Dragonlet[4]
  • Erythrodiplax castanea (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax connata (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Erythrodiplax corallina (Brauer, 1865)
  • Erythrodiplax diversa (Navás, 1916)
  • Erythrodiplax famula (Erichson, 1848)
  • Erythrodiplax fervida (Erichson, 1848)
  • Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957
  • Erythrodiplax funerea (Hagen, 1861) - Black-winged Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842) - Red-faced Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax gomesi Santos, 1946
  • Erythrodiplax hyalina Förster, 1907
  • Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax justiniana (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
  • Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax leticia Machado, 1996
  • Erythrodiplax longitudinalis (Ris, 1919)
  • Erythrodiplax luteofrons Santos, 1956
  • Erythrodiplax lygaea Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax maculosa (Hagen, 1861)
  • Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax melanica Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax minuscula (Rambur, 1842) - Little Blue Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax nigricans (Rambur, 1842)
  • Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax ochracea (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Erythrodiplax pallida (Needham, 1904)
  • Erythrodiplax paraguayensis (Förster, 1904)
  • Erythrodiplax parvimaculata Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax solimaea Ris, 1911
  • Erythrodiplax tenuis Borror, 1942
  • Erythrodiplax transversa Borror, 1957
  • Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Band-winged Dragonlet[3]
  • Erythrodiplax unimaculata (de Geer, 1773)
  • Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)
  • E. minuscula, male little blue dragonlet, Florida, United States
  • E. umbrata, immature male band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
  • E. umbrata, female band-winged dragonlet, Jamaica
  • E. basalis, female dragonlet, Jamaica
  • E. fusca, male red-faced dragonlet, Tobago
  • E. famula, female reddish dragonlet, Tobago
  • E. umbrata, male band-winged dragonlet, Cuba
  • E. fervida, female red-mantled dragonlet, Grand Cayman

References
  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.
  3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erythrodiplax bromeliicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T59717A11995316. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T59717A11995316.en.


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