Lyriothemis
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| Lyriothemis | |
|---|---|
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| Forest Chaser | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 |
Lyriothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae and belong to the suborder Anisoptera, found in eastern Asia. Some members of this genus lay their eggs in water-filled crevices and holes in trees and fallen logs.[1]
Species[edit]
The genus contains the following species:[2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878) | Burma, China and Tibet |
| Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878) | Peninsular Malaysia | ||
| Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842) | India, Bhutan, Bangladesh | ||
| Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868 | Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand | ||
 | Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 | Sri Lanka | |
| Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 - Forest Chaser[3] | Thailand, China | |
| Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909 | Celebes | ||
| Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913 | New Guinea | ||
| Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937 | Philippines | ||
| Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878) | Thailand, Borneo | ||
| Lyriothemis meyeri (Selys, 1878) | New Guinea | ||
| Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919 | India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam | ||
 | .jpg) | Lyriothemis pachygastra (Selys, 1878) | China, Japan |
| Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927 | Indonesia. | ||
.jpg) |  | Lyriothemis tricolor Selys, 1919 | Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. |
References[edit]
- ^ Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Csiro Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-643-10249-1.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ "Lyriothemis elegantissima". Hong Kong Biodiversity Online. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of HKSAR Government. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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