Nesciothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. It contains the following species: \n* Nesciothemis farinosa (Förster, 1898) - Black-tailed Dancer, Black-tailed False-skimmer, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Blacktail (not to be confused with the Eurasian species Orthetrum cancellatum which shares some of these common names). \n* Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1956 \n* Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966 - Small Blacktail \n* Nesciothemis nigeriensis Gambles, 1966 - Northern Redtail \n* Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971 - Western Blacktail