Nesciothemis
# Nesciothemis

Nesciothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species:

* Nesciothemis farinosa (Förster, 1898) - Black-tailed Dancer, Black-tailed False-skimmer, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blacktail (not to be confused with the Eurasian species Orthetrum cancellatum which shares some of these common names).
* Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1956
* Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966 - Small Blacktail
* Nesciothemis nigeriensis Gambles, 1966 - Northern Redtail
* Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971 - Western Blacktail
