Rhodopygia

Rhodopygia
	Cardinal Redskimmer (Rhodopygia cardinalis) in French Guiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Rhodopygia; Kirby, 1889

Rhodopygia is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are neotropical species, occurring in Guatemala, Belize through Bolivia and Brazil.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
Rhodopygia cardinalis (Erichson, 1848)	Cardinal Redskimmer^[3]	South America
Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964		Brazil to Venezuela
Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907		Panamá, Costa Rica, Guatemala
Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907	Slender Redskimmer^[4]	Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953		Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana

^ Garrison, Rosser W.; Ellenrieder, Natalia von; Louton, Jerry A. (2006). Dragonfly genera of the New World : an illustrated and annotated key to the Anisoptera ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-8018-8446-2.
^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Rhodopygia cardinalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T158951A5296392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158951A5296392.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Rhodopygia hollandi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T158887A5287772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158887A5287772.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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