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Orthemis
'Orthemis ' is a genus of large Neotropical dragonflies, commonly called Tropical King Skimmers. The males are generally red and the females brown.
The genus contains the following species:
- Orthemis aequilibris
- Orthemis ambinigra
- Orthemis ambirufa
- Orthemis anthracina
- Orthemis attenuata
- Orthemis biolleyi - Yellow-lined Skimmer
- Orthemis cinnamomea
- Orthemis concolor - Concolored Skimmer
- Orthemis coracina
- Orthemis cultriformis
- Orthemis discolor - Carmine Skimmer
- Orthemis ferruginea - Roseate Skimmer
- Orthemis flavopicta
- Orthemis harpago
- Orthemis levis
- Orthemis macrostigma
- Orthemis nodiplaga
- Orthemis philipi
- Orthemis plaumanni
- Orthemis regalis - Regal Skimmer
- Orthemis schmidti
- Orthemis sulphurata
- Orthemis tambopatae
skimmer (Orthemis discolor) male.JPG|male O. discolor, Carmine skimmer, Jamaica skimmer (Orthemis discolor) female.JPG|female O. discolor, Carmine skimmer, Jamaica