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Celithemis

{{Short description|Genus of dragonflies}}

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| image = Celithemis_eponina_(Halloween_Pennant).jpg

| image_caption = Halloween pennant (C. eponina)

| taxon = Celithemis

| authority = Hagen, 1861

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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.Baskinger, G. M., J. L. Ware, D. D. Kornell, M. L. May, and K. M. Kjer. (2008). [http://www.odonatologica.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/37-2.pdf A phylogeny of Celithemis inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data and morphology (Anisoptera: Libellulidae).] Odonatologica 37(2) 101-109.

Species

Species include:[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101840 Celithemis.] Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
120pxCelithemis amanda {{small|(Hagen, 1861)}}Amanda's pennantsoutheastern United States
120pxCelithemis bertha {{small|Williamson, 1922}}red-veined pennantNorth America.
120px120pxCelithemis elisa {{small|(Hagen, 1861)}}calico pennanteastern Canada and eastern United States.
120px120pxCelithemis eponina {{small|(Drury, 1773)}}Halloween pennanteastern North America, including Ontario in Canada and the United States as far west as Colorado.
120px120pxCelithemis fasciata {{small|Kirby, 1889}}banded pennantUnited States
120px120pxCelithemis martha {{small|Williamson, 1922}}Martha's pennantNorth America
120px120pxCelithemis ornata {{small|(Rambur, 1842)}}ornate pennantCentral America, North America, and South America
120pxCelithemis verna {{small|Pritchard, 1935}}double-ringed pennantNorth America.

Notes

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References

  • {{World Odonata List}}
  • {{cite web|title=North American Odonata|url=http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/|publisher=University of Puget Sound|accessdate=5 August 2010|year=2009}}
  • {{cite book | last = Dunkle | first = Sidney W. | year = 2000 | title = Dragonflies through Binoculars | location = New York | publisher = Oxford University Press | isbn = 0-19-511268-7 }}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173114/http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Celithemis Celithemis.] Discover Life.
  • {{Commons category-inline|Celithemis}}
  • {{Wikispecies-inline|Celithemis}}

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Category:Libellulidae

Category:Anisoptera genera

Category:Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen

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