Genus Celithemis - Pennants

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers

Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa - male

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly - Celithemis eponina

Halloween pennant - Celithemis eponina - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Celithemis (Pennants)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Celithemis Hagen, 1861

Explanation of Names

Apparently from Greek, celi (or celo), meaning abdomen, plus plus the ubiquitous suffix -themis. This is from Greek, first used by Hagen in 1861, and it means "what has been established", i.e., rule, or law. Themis was also a goddess of order and justice. However, it is possible the suffix was also simply based on the Greek suffixes -hemis (half), or -emis. See this Odonata list post by KD Dijkstra.

Numbers

The Odonata of North America lists 8 species.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 17 July, 2010 - 11:35am

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