Erythemis

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.

The genus contains the following species:


 * Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – black pondhawk
 * Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
 * Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – western pondhawk
 * Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
 * Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – red pondhawk
 * Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – claret pondhawk
 * Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – flame-tailed pondhawk
 * Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – pin-tailed pondhawk
 * Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – eastern pondhawk
 * Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – great pondhawk