Genus Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
- Rhyothemis Hagen, H.A. 1867. Die Neuroptera der Insel Cuba. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 215-232 [232] [Kirby, W.F. 1890. A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London : Gurney & Jackson ix 202 pp. subsequently corrected the name of the author of the type species from Drury to Sulzer].
Type species:
Libellula phyllis Sulzer, 1776 by subsequent designation, see Kirby, W.F. 1889. A revision of the subfamily Libellulinae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 12: 249-348 pls 51-57.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ethiopian Region, Madagascar, Oriental Region, New Guinea and W Pacific.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lake Eyre basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, N coastal, W plateau
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal, NW coastal, W plateau
- New Caledonia
- Papua New Guinea
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
Distribution References
- Ris, F. 1913. Libellulinen 7. Fasc. XV pp. 837–964 1 pl. in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. [930]
- Ris, F. 1919. Libellulinen 9. Fasc. XVI(2) pp. 1043–1278 in, Collections Zoologiques du Baron Edm. de Selys Longchamps. Brussels : Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. [1221]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |