| Pondhawks | |
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| E. plebeja, Tobago | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Sympetrinae |
| Genus: | Erythemis Hagen, 1861 |
Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.1
The genus contains the following species:2
| Species | Common name | Male | Female |
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| E. attala
(Selys in Sagra, 1857) |
black pondhawk3 | 
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| E. carmelita
Williamson, 1923 |
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| E. collocata
(Hagen, 1861) |
western pondhawk3 | 
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| E. credula
(Hagen, 1861) |
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| E. haematogastra
(Burmeister, 1839) |
red pondhawk4 | 
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| E. mithroides
(Brauer, 1900) |
claret pondhawk3 | 
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| E. peruviana
(Rambur, 1842) |
flame-tailed pondhawk3 | 
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| E. plebeja
(Burmeister, 1839) |
pin-tailed pondhawk3 | 
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| E. simplicicollis
(Say, 1840) |
eastern pondhawk3 | 
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| E. vesiculosa
(Fabricius, 1775) |
great pondhawk3 | 
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References
References
- Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.
- Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Erythemis haematogastra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T158853A5283015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158853A5283015.en.