Tramea is a dragonfly

Dragonfly

A dragonfly is a winged insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera . It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body...

 genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of skimmer and percher dragonflies (Libellulidae

Libellulidae

The skimmers or perchers 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...

). They typically have colored bases to their otherwise translucent hindwings. In particular when they fly, this creates the impression of them carrying bags at the start of their abdomen

Abdomen

In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...

; hence they are commonly known as saddlebags gliders

List of species

There are 24 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of saddlebag gliders, some of which have several subspecies

Subspecies

Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...

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• Tramea abdominalis – Vermillion Saddlebags (Rambur, 1842)
• Tramea aquila Lieftinck, 1942
• Tramea basalis Hagen, 1875
• Tramea basilaris
  Tramea basilaris
  Tramea basilaris is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  
  • Tramea basilaris basilaris
  • Tramea basilaris burmeisteri Kirby,1889
• Tramea binotata – Sooty Saddlebags (Rambur, 1842)
• Tramea calverti – Striped Saddlebags Muttkowski, 1910
• Tramea carolina
  Tramea carolina
  The Carolina Saddlebags is a species of dragonfly native to eastern North America.-Description:The length of the Carolina Saddlebags measures . The thorax and basal part of each wing is brown. The eighth and ninth abdominal segments are black. In females, the abdomen and face are brownish red, and...
  
  – Carolina Saddlebags (Linnaeus, 1763)
• Tramea continentalis Selys, 1878
• Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867
• Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878
  • Tramea eurybia eurybia
  • Tramea eurybia monticola Lieftinck, 1942
• Tramea insularis – Antillean Saddlebags Hagen, 1861
• Tramea lacerata – Black Saddlebags
  Black Saddlebags
  The Black Saddlebags is a species of skimmer dragonfly found throughout North America. It has distinctive wings with characteristic black blotches at their proximal ends, which make the dragonfly look as though it is wearing saddlebags....
  
  
• Tramea liberata Lieftinck, 1949
  • Tramea liberata liberata
  • Tramea liberata lieftincki (Watson, 1967)
• Tramea limbata
  Tramea limbata
  Tramea limbata is a species of dragonfly in family Libellulidae. Its commonly known as the black marsh trotter.- Distribution :It is found in Botswana, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, São Tomé...
  
  (= T. similata, T. stylata)
• Tramea loewii Brauer, 1866
• Tramea madagascariensis Kirby, 1889
• Tramea minuta De Marmels & Racenis, 1982
• Tramea onusta – Red-mantled Saddlebags
  Red-mantled Saddlebags
  The Red-mantled Saddlebags or Red Saddlebags is a species of skimmer dragonfly found throughout the eastern United States. It has translucent wings with red veins, and has characteristic dark red blotches at their proximal base, which makes the dragonfly look as if it is carrying saddlebags when...
  
   or Red Saddlebags Hagen, 1861
• Tramea phaeoneura Lieftinck, 1953
• Tramea rosenbergi Brauer, 1866
• Tramea rustica De Marmels & Racenis, 1982
• Tramea stenoloba (Watson, 1962)
• Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
  • Tramea transmarina euryale Selys, 1878
  • Tramea transmarina intersecta Lieftinck, 1975
  • Tramea transmarina propinqua Lieftinck, 1942
  • Tramea transmarina samoensis Brauer, 1867
  • Tramea transmarina transmarina
  • Tramea transmarina yayeyamana Asahina, 1964
• Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)