Crocothemis

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Crocothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family,[1] subfamily Sympetrinae (darters). Various species of this genus occur in southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Southwest Pacific. They are generally small to medium-sized dragonflies.

These dragonflies are often noticed due to their colours. Males are generally very brightly coloured, ranging from totally red in several species, to the rich blue of Australia's C. nigrifrons. As with many Libellulid species, the females tend to be dull brown or orange.

Like most libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch.

Species

The genus contains the following species:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Spotted Scarlet Ikelenge, Mwinilunga, Zambia
Crocothemis chaldaeorum Morton, 1920Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bahrain; Iran; Iraq; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait
Crocothemis corocea Navás, 1918Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
File:Rock Scarlet imported from iNaturalist photo 196668113 on 28 February 2024.jpg File:Crocothemis divisa.jpg Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". divisa scarlet, slender scarlet, slender scarlet-darter[3] tropical Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar
File:CrocothemisErythraeaMale.jpg File:2017.06.18.-15-Viernheim--Feuerlibelle-Weibchen.jpg Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". scarlet darter,[4] broad scarlet[5] southern Europe and throughout Africa, western Asia as far as southern China
File:Crocothemis nigrifrons - Black-headed Skimmer.jpg File:Crocothemis nigrifrons; Black-headed skimmer, (female) (16181348591).jpg Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". black-headed skimmer[6] Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.
File:Crocothemis sanguinolenta OdonataMAP-8672.jpg Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". little scarlet, slim scarlet-darter, small scarlet[7] Africa south of the Sahara (including Madagascar), in the Levant, and in the south of the Arabian Peninsula.
File:Crocothemis saxicolor 1932221.jpg Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". granite scarlet[8] Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Liberia, and possibly Sierra Leone.
File:Ruddy marsh skimmer.jpg File:Capung merah betina (3).jpg Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". scarlet skimmer,[9] oriental scarlet[10] east and southeast Asia
Crocothemis striata Lohmann, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Black-legged Scarlet Madagascar

References

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