Neurothemis


Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
They are found in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.
Most Neurothemis species are red in color.

Species

The genus Neurothemis includes the following species:
MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Neurothemis decora Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879East India and Myanmar
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889Malay Peninsula and Borneo
Neurothemis feralis Indonesia
Neurothemis fluctuans Red Grasshawk, Common ParasolCambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
Neurothemis fulvia fulvous forest skimmerBangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Neurothemis intermedia paddyfield parasolCambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam
Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942Indonesia
Neurothemis manadensis Indonesia
Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911Sulawesi, Celebes
Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867spotted grasshawkAustralia and New Guinea
Neurothemis papuensis Lieftinck, 1942New Guinea
Neurothemis ramburii Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the lesser Sunda islands, and The Philippines.
Neurothemis stigmatizans painted grasshawkAustralia and New Guinea to the Solomon Islands
Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016Taiwan
Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911Indonesia, The Philippines, and Palau.
Neurothemis tullia pied paddy skimmerBangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam