Orthemis

Orthemis is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.

==Species== The genus contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- | ||||Orthemis aciculata || ||Surinam |- | ||120px||Orthemis aequilibris || ||Central america, northern south america |- | || ||Orthemis ambinigra || ||Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, |- | || ||Orthemis ambirufa || ||Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil |- | || ||Orthemis anthracina || ||Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru |- | || ||Orthemis attenuata || ||Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil |- | || ||Orthemis biolleyi ||Yellow-lined Skimmer||Colombia, Brazil, Peru |- | || ||Orthemis celata || ||Pará State, Brazil |- | || ||Orthemis cinnamomea || ||Ecuador to N Peru |- | || ||Orthemis concolor ||Concolored Skimmer||Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil |- | || ||Orthemis coracina || || Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru |- | || ||Orthemis cultriformis || ||Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America |- |120px||120px||Orthemis discolor ||Carmine Skimmer||W Brazil and N Peru |- | ||||Orthemis faaseni || ||Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho |- |120px||120px||Orthemis ferruginea ||Roseate Skimmer|| United States to Brazil. |- | || ||Orthemis flavopicta || ||Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia |- | || ||Orthemis garrisoni || ||Panama |- | || ||Orthemis harpago || ||Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru |- | || ||Orthemis levis || ||Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela |- | || ||Orthemis macrostigma || ||West Indies |- |120px || ||Orthemis nodiplaga || ||Brazil |- | || ||Orthemis paulsoni || ||SE Peru and Ecuador |- | || ||Orthemis philipi || ||Paraguay and N Argentina |- | || ||Orthemis plaumanni || || |- | || ||Orthemis regalis ||Regal Skimmer||Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil |- |120px|| ||Orthemis schmidti ||Red-tailed Skimmer ||Mexico to Brazil and Peru |- | || ||Orthemis sulphurata || ||Colombia, Ecuador |- | || ||Orthemis tambopatae || ||S Peru and Bolivia |- | || ||Orthemis teres || ||Bolivia |- |}