Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.
Species The genus contains the following species: Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution Orthemis aciculata Surinam Orthemis aequilibris Central america, northern south america Orthemis ambinigra Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, Orthemis ambirufa Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil Orthemis anthracina Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru Orthemis attenuata Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil Orthemis biolleyi Yellow-lined SkimmerColombia, Brazil, Peru Orthemis celata Pará State, Brazil Orthemis cinnamomea Ecuador to N Peru Orthemis concolor Concolored SkimmerVenezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil Orthemis coracina Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru Orthemis cultriformis Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South AmericaOrthemis discolor Carmine SkimmerW Brazil and N Peru Orthemis faaseni Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto VelhoOrthemis ferruginea Roseate Skimmer United States to Brazil. Orthemis flavopicta Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia Orthemis garrisoni Panama Orthemis harpago Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru Orthemis levis Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela Orthemis macrostigma West Indies Orthemis nodiplaga Brazil Orthemis paulsoni SE Peru and Ecuador Orthemis philipi Paraguay and N Argentina Orthemis plaumanni Orthemis regalis Regal SkimmerVenezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil Orthemis schmidti Red-tailed Skimmer Mexico to Brazil and Peru Orthemis sulphurata Colombia, Ecuador Orthemis tambopatae S Peru and Bolivia Orthemis teres Bolivia
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