FAMILY LIBELLULIDAE

The skimmers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered
to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these
are excluded, there still remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution,
these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.

The genus Libellula is mostly New World. Many of the members of this genus are brightly colored or have banded wings.
The related genus Plathemis includes the whitetails. The genus Celithemis contains several brightly marked species in the
southern United States. Members of the genus Sympetrum are called meadowhawks, and are found throughout most of the world,
except Australia. Several Southern Hemisphere species in the genera Trithemis and Zenithoptera are especially beautiful.
Other common genera include Tramea and Pantala.

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