Orthemis
# 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:

| Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| - | - | - |
| Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Surinam |
| Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | Central america, northern south america |
| Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 | | Nova Teutonia, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, |
| Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909 | | Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas south to N Bolivia and Brazil |
| Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989 | | Venezuela and Trinidad south through Surinam and N Peru |
| Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848) | | Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana south to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil |
| Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer | Colombia, Brazil, Peru |
| Orthemis celata von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Pará State, Brazil |
| Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Ecuador to N Peru |
| Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer | Venezuela and Trinidad through the Guyanas to N Brazil |
| Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Colombia, Surinam, and N Brazil to Ecuador and N Peru |
| Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | | Costa Rica in Central America south to Paraguay and N Argentina in South America |
| Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | Carmine Skimmer | W Brazil and N Peru |
| Orthemis faaseni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Brazil, Rondônia State, Porto Velho |
| Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775) | Roseate Skimmer | United States to Brazil. |
| Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889 | | Bolívar State in SVenezuela and N Brazil south to central Brazil and Bolivia |
| Orthemis garrisoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Panama |
| Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Panguana, Río Yuyapichis, Huanuco Prov., Peru |
| Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | | Mexico to N Colombia and Venezuela |
| Orthemis macrostigma (Rambur, 1842) | | West Indies |
| Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891 | | Brazil |
| Orthemis paulsoni von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | SE Peru and Ecuador |
| Orthemis philipi von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | Paraguay and N Argentina |
| Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950 | | |
| Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910 | Regal Skimmer | Venezuela and Surinam to Ecuador N Peru and N Brazil |
| Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | Red-tailed Skimmer | Mexico to Brazil and Peru |
| Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868 | | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009 | | S Peru and Bolivia |
| Orthemis teres von Ellenrieder, 2012 | | Bolivia |
