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List of Odonata species of Taiwan

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List of Odonata species of Taiwan

The following is a list of Odonata species found in Taiwan. The total number of species, with damselflies and dragonflies, recorded is 156, within including 14 endemic species and 10 endemic subspecies.

Contents

Aeshna

  • Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938 ※endemic subspecies

    • Anaciaeschna

  • Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Anaciaeschna martini Selys, 1897

    • Anax

  • Anax quttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915
  • Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
  • Anax parthenope julius Brauer, 1865

    • Cephaleschna

  • Cephalaeschna risi Asahina, 1981

    • Gynacantha

  • Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
  • Gynacantha hyalina Selys, 1882
  • Gynacantha japonica Bartenef, 1909
  • Gynacantha ryukyuensis Asahina, 1962
  • Gynacantha saltatrix Martin, 1909

    • Periaeschna magdalena

  • Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909

    • Planaeschna

  • Planaeschna ishigakiana flavostria Yeh, 1996 ※endemic subspecies
  • Planaeschna risi risi Asahina, 1964
  • Planaeschna taiwana Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species

    • Polycanthagyna

  • Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
  • Polycanthagyna melanictera (Selys, 1883)
  • Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)

    • Sarasaeschna

  • Sarasaeschna lieni (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species
  • Sarasaeschna pyanan (Asahina, 1915) ※endemic species
  • Sarasaeschna tsaopiensis (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species

    • Anisogomphus

  • Anisogomphus koxingai Chao, 1954
  • Anisogomphus maacki (Selys, 1872)

    • Asiagomphus

  • Asiagomphus hainanensis (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus pacificus (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus perlaetus (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus septimus (Needham, 1930)

    • Bumagomphus

  • Bumagomphus vermicularis (Matin, 1904)

    • Fukienogomphus

  • Fukienogomphus prometheus (Lieftinck, 1939)

    • Gomphidia

  • Gomphidia confluens Selys, 1878
  • Gomphidia kruegeri fukienensis Chao, 1955

    • Heliogomphus

  • Heliogomphus retroflexus (Ris, 1912)

    • Ictinogomphus

  • Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)

    • Lamelligomphus

  • Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumursa, 1926)

    • Leptogomphus

  • Leptogomphus sauteri Ris, 1912
  • L. s. formosanus Matsumura, 1926 ※endemic species
  • L. s. sauteri Ris, 1912 ※endemic species

    • Merogomphus

  • Merogomphus paviei Martin, 1904

    • Sieboldius

  • Sieboldius deflexus (Chao, 1955)

    • Sinictinogomphus

  • Sinictinogomphus clavatus (Fabricius, 1775)

    • Sinogomphus

  • Sinogomphus formosanus Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species

    • Stylogomphus

  • Stylogomphus change Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
  • Stylogomphus shirozui shirozui Asahina, 1966 ※endemic species

    • Stylurus

  • Stylurus takashii (Asahina, 1966) ※endemic species

    • Anotogaster

  • Anotogaster flaveola Lohemann, 1993 ※endemic species
  • Anotogaster sieboldii (Selys, 1854)

    • Chlorogomphus

  • Chlorogomphus brevistigma Oguma, 1926 ※endemic species
  • Chlorogomphus risi Chen, 1950 ※endemic species
  • Chlorogomphus splendidus Selys, 1878
  • Chlorogomphus suzukii (Oguma, 1926)

    • Epophthalmia

  • Epophthalmia elegans (Brauer, 1865)

    • Hemicordulia

  • Hemicordulia mindana nipponica Asahina, 1980

    • Macromia

  • Macromia chui Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
  • Macromia clio Ris, 1916
  • Macromia urania Ris, 1916

    • Macromidia

  • Macromidia ishidai Asahina, 1964

    • Somatochlora

  • Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species

    • Acisoma

  • Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842

    • Agrionoptera

  • Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879

    • Brachydiplax

  • Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911

    • Brachythemis

  • Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)

    • Cratilla

  • Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953

    • Crocothemis

  • Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)

    • Deielia

  • Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)

    • Diplacodes

  • Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)

    • Hydrobasileus

  • Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)

    • Lathrecisata

  • Lathrecisata asiatica asiatica (Frbricius, 1798)

    • Lyriothemis

  • Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
  • Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883

    • Macrodiplax

  • Macrodiplax cora (Brauer, 1867)

    • Nannophya

  • Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842

    • Nannophyopsis

  • Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930)

    • Neurothemis

  • Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
  • Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup, 1866)
  • Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury, 1773)

    • Onychothemis

  • Onychothemis testacea tonkinensis Martin, 1904

    • Orthetrum

  • Orthetrum albistyla speciosum (Uhler, 1858)
  • Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
  • Orthetrum japonicum internum McLachlan, 1894
  • Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
  • Orthetrum melania (Selys, 1883)
  • Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
  • O. p. clelia (Selys, 1878)
  • O. p. neglectum (Rambur, 1842)
  • Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770)
  • Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)

    • Pantala

  • Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)

    • Potamarcha

  • Potamarcha congener congener (Rambur, 1842)

    • Pseudothemis

  • Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)

    • Rhyothemis

  • Rhyothemis regia regia (Brauer, 1867)
  • Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
  • Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
  • Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
  • Rhyothemis variegate arria (Drury, 1773)

    • Sympetrum

  • Sympetrum baccha baccha (Selys,1884)
  • Sympetrum darwinianum (Selys,1883)
  • Sympetrum eroticum ardens (McLachlan, 1894)
  • Sympetrum kunckeli (Selys, 1884)
  • Sympetrum cordulegaster (Selys, 1883)
  • Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)
  • Sympetrum speciosum taiwanum Asahina, 1951 ※endemic subspecies
  • Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840)

    • Tholymis

  • Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

    • Tramea

  • Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
  • T. t. euryale (Selys, 1878)
  • T. t. propinqua (Lieftinck, 1942)
  • Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)

    • Trithemis

  • Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
  • Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)

    • Urothemis

  • Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972 ※endemic subspecies

    • Zygonyx

  • Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966

    • Zyxomma

  • Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
  • Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842

    • Aciagrion migratum

  • Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)

    • Agriocnemis

  • Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
  • Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)

    • Ceriagrion

  • Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion fallax fallax Ris, 1914
  • Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
  • Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967

    • Ischnura

  • Ischnura asiatica (Brauer, 1865)
  • Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer, 1865)
  • Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)

    • Mortonagrion

  • Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972
  • Mortonagrion selenion (Ris, 1916)

    • Onychargia

  • Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865

    • Paracercion

  • Paracercion calamorum dyeri (Fraser, 1919)
  • Paracercion sexlineatum (Selys, 1883)
  • Paracercion sieboldii (Selys, 1876)

    • Pseudagrion

  • Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
  • Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum (Brauer, 1868)

    • Calicnemia

  • Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)

    • Coeliccia

  • Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912
  • Coeliccia flavicauda flavicauda Ris, 1912 ※endemic subspecies

    • Copera

  • Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
  • Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

    • Protoneuridae

  • Prodasineura croconota (Ris, 1916)

    • Bayadera

  • 'Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928 ※endemic subspecies

    • Euphaea

  • Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869 ※endemic species

    • Indolestes

  • Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)

    • Lestes

  • Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
  • Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby 1893

    • Orolestes

  • Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895

    • Megapodagrionidae

  • Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912

    • Megalestes

  • Megalestes maai Chen, 1947

    • Sinolestes

  • Sinolestes edita Needham, 1930

    • Matrona

  • Matrona cyanoptera Hamalainen and Yeh, 2000 ※endemic species

    • Mnais

  • Mnais andersoni tenuis Oguma, 1913

    • Neurobasis

  • Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    • Psolodesmus

  • Psolodesmus mandarinus McLachlan, 1870
  • P. m. dorothea Williamson, 1904 ※endemic subspecies
  • P. m. mandarinus McLachlan, 1870 ※endemic subspecies

    • Aristocypha

  • Aristocypha baibarana (Matsumura, 1931) ※endemic species

    • Heliocypha

  • Heliocypha perforate perforate (Percheron, 1835)

    • Libellago

  • Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)

    • References

    List of Odonata species of Taiwan Wikipedia
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