Urothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Species of Urothemis can be medium-sized dragonflies which occur from Africa, across Asia to Indonesia and Australia.
Etymology The genus name Urothemis is derived from the Greek οὐρά (oura, "tail") and the common dragonfly suffix -themis. The name refers to the long vulvar scale below the female abdomen.
Species The genus Urothemis includes the following species: Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution Urothemis abbotti Malaysia Urothemis aliena Red Baron northern and eastern Australia and New Guinea. Urothemis assignata Red Basker Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Urothemis bisignata IndonesiaUrothemis edwardsii Blue Basker Algeria; Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Côte d'Ivoire; Cameroon; Chad; Congo-Brazzaville; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinee-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Republic of South Africa; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe Urothemis luciana St Lucia Basker Mozambique; Republic of South Africa Urothemis signata greater crimson glider - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China and Indochina, Australia and New Guinea Urothemis thomasi Oman, United Arab Emirates.
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