Celithemis
Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are known commonly as pennants. There are eight species in this monophyletic genus. They are mainly distributed in eastern North America.[1]
| Celithemis | |
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| Halloween pennant (C. eponina) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Celithemis Hagen, 1861 |
Species include:[2]
- Celithemis amanda (Hagen, 1861) – Amanda's pennant
- Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922 – red-veined pennant
- Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861) – calico pennant
- Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773) – Halloween pennant
- Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 – banded pennant
- Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922 – Martha's pennant
- Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842) – ornate pennant
- Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935 – double-ringed pennant
Notes
- Baskinger, G. M., J. L. Ware, D. D. Kornell, M. L. May, and K. M. Kjer. (2008). A phylogeny of Celithemis inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data and morphology (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica 37(2) 101-109.
- Celithemis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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References
- Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
- "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies through Binoculars. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.
External links
- Celithemis. Discover Life.
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