Brachythemis

 ( Libellulidae ) 

Brachythemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.

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Species The genus contains the following species:

Asia

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, and Turkey.

southern Europe and the Middle East.

Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.

Eastern and central Africa and Madagascar.

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, possibly Botswana, and possibly Kenya

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Taxonomy The banded groundling is one of Africa's most familiar and abundant dragonflies. It has only recently been identified as being two separate species, B. leucosticta and the new taxon B. impartita.

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