| Acisoma ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842 | Grizzled Pintail |
| Acisoma attenboroughi Mens, Schütt..., 2016 | Attenborough’s Pintail |
| Acisoma inflata (Selys, 1882) | ⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 |
| Acisoma inflatum Selys, 1882 | Grizzled pintail |
| Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail |
| Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842 | |
| Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Trumpet-tail |
| Acisoma trifida Kirby, 1889 | Ivory Pintail |
| Acisoma trifidum Kirby, 1889 | Ivory Pintail |
| Acisoma variegatum (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 |
| Aethiothemis basilewskyi Fraser, 1954 | |
| Aethiothemis bequaerti Ris, 1919 | |
| Aethiothemis carpenteri Fraser, 1944 | |
| Aethiothemis mediofasciata Ris, 1931 | Orange Flasher |
| Aethiothemis palustris Martin, 1912 | |
| Aethiothemis solitaria Martin, 1908 | Pearly Flasher |
| Aethriamanta rezia Kirby, 1889 | Pygmy Basker |
| Archaeophlebia martini Selys, 1896 | |
| Atoconeura aethiopica Kimmins, 1958 | |
| Atoconeura biordinata Karsch, 1899 | |
| Atoconeura eudoxia Kirby, 1909 | Fishtail Highlander |
| Atoconeura kenya Longfield, 1953 | Kenyan Highlander |
| Atoconeura pseudeudoxia Longfield, 1953 | Hairy-legged Highlander |
| Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890) | ⇒ Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 |
| Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889 | Red Groundling |
| Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling |
| Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952 | Wilson's Groundling |
| Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911 | Don-Dwala |
| Bradinopyga strachani Kirby, 1900 | Red Rock-dweller |
| Calophlebia interposita Ris, 1909 | |
| Calophlebia karschi Selys, 1896 | |
| Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889 | Inspector |
| Chalcostephia flavifrons spinifera Pinhey, 1962 | |
| Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961 | |
| Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898 | Divisa scarlet |
| Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet |
| Crocothemis erythraea erythraea Brullé, 1832 | |
| Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet |
| Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921 | Granite scarlet |
| Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | |
| Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969 | Little Percher |
| Diplacodes exul Selys, 1883 | |
| Diplacodes lefebvrei Rambur, 1842 | |
| Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher |
| Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet |
| Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918 |
| Diplacodes pumila Dijkstra, 2006 | Dwarf Percher |
| Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer |
| Eleuthemis buettikoferi Ris, 1910 | Firebelly |
| Eleuthemis libera Dijkstra & K..., 2015 | Free Firebelly |
| Hadrothemis camarensis Kirby, 1889 | Saddled Jungleskimmer |
| Hadrothemis coacta Karsch, 1891 | Robust Jungle-skimmer |
| Hadrothemis defecta Karsch, 1891 | Red Jungle-skimmer |
| Hadrothemis defecta pseudodefecta Pinhey, 1961 | |
| Hadrothemis infesta Karsch, 1891 | Slender Jungle-skimmer |
| Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | Red Jungle-skimmer |
| Hadrothemis versuta Karsch, 1891 | Changeable Jungle-skimmer |
| Hemistigma affinis Rambur, 1842 | |
| Hemistigma albipuncta Rambur, 1842 | African piedspot |
| Hemistigma albipunctum Rambur, 1842 | African Pied-spot |
| Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 | Boreal Whiteface |
| Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825 | Small Whiteface |
| Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface |
| Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940 | Canada Whiteface |
| Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825 | Large White-faced Darter |
| Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 | Belted Whiteface |
| Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser |
| Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Blue Chaser |
| Libellula lateralis Burmeister, 1839 | |
| Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser |
| Lokia coryndoni Fraser, 1953 | |
| Lokia ellioti Lieftinck, 1969 | |
| Lokia gamblesi Lieftinck, 1969 | |
| Lokia modesta Ris, 1910 | |
| Lokithemis leakeyi (Pinhey, 1956) | ⇒ Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954 |
| Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867 | Coastal Glider |
| Malgassophlebia bispina Fraser, 1958 | Ringed Leaftipper |
| Malgassophlebia mayanga Ris, 1909 | |
| Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1890 | Large Micmac |
| Micromacromia flava Longfield, 1947 | Angola Micmac |
| Micromacromia miraculosa Förster, 1906 | |
| Monardithemis flava (Longfield, 1947) | ⇒ Micromacromia miraculosa Förster, 1906 |
| Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | |
| Neodythemis afra Ris, 1909 | |
| Neodythemis arnoulti Fraser, 1955 | |
| Neodythemis gorillae (Pinhey, 1961) | ⇒ Euxoa persiae Strand, 1921 |
| Neodythemis hildebrandti Karsch, 1889 | |
| Neodythemis katanga Dijkstra & K..., 2015 | Katanga Junglewatcher |
| Neodythemis pauliani Fraser, 1952 | |
| Neodythemis preussi Karsch, 1891 | |
| Neodythemis trinervulata Martin, 1902 | |
| Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer |
| Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898 | Black-tailed Dancer |
| Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1956 | |
| Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971 | Western Blacktail |
| Notiothemis jonesi Ris, 1921 | Eastern Elf |
| Notiothemis jonesi jonesi Ris, 1919 | |
| Notiothemis robertsi Fraser, 1944 | Robert´s Forestwatcher |
| Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993 | |
| Olpogastra fuelleborni (Grünberg, 1902) | ⇒ Eulepidotis holoclera Dyar, 1914 |
| Olpogastra lachesis (Ris, 1912) | ⇒ Eulepidotis ilyrias Cramer, 1775 |
| Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail |
| Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti |
| Orthetrum abbotti malgassicum Pinhey, 1970 | |
| Orthetrum abotti abotti | |
| Orthetrum africanum Selys, 1887 | |
| Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer |
| Orthetrum angustiventre Rambur, 1842 | Many-celled Skimmer |
| Orthetrum austeni Kirby, 1900 | Giant Skimmer |
| Orthetrum azureum Rambur, 1842 | |
| Orthetrum azureum lugubre Ris, 1915 | |
| Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer |
| Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837 | Southern Skimmer |
| Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Mountain Marsh Orthetrum |
| Orthetrum camerunense Gambles, 1959 | One-spriped Skimmer |
| Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Black tailed skimmer |
| Orthetrum capense (Calvert, 1893) | ⇒ Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 |
| Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer |
| Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | |
| Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer |
| Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Marsh Hawk |
| Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer |
| Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer |
| Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910 | Cannibal Skimmer |
| Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer |
| Orthetrum julia capicola Kimmins, 1957 | |
| Orthetrum julia falsum (Longfield, 1955) | ⇒ Orthetrum jullia falsum |
| Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900 | |
| Orthetrum jullia falsum | |
| Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959 | |
| Orthetrum kristenseni Ris, 1911 | |
| Orthetrum lemur Ris, 1909 | |
| Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer |
| Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947 | |
| Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911 | Farmbush Skimmer |
| Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951 | Woodland skimmer |
| Orthetrum robustum Balinsky, 1965 | Robust Skimmer |
| Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770 | Green Marsh Hawk |
| Orthetrum saegeri Pinhey, 1966 | |
| Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer |
| Orthetrum stemmale wrightii Selys, 1869 | |
| Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841 | Long Skimmer |
| Orthetrum truncatum (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Euclystis lala Druce, 1890 |
| Oxythemis phoenicosceles Ris, 1909 | Pepperpants |
| Palpopleura albifrons Legrand, 1979 | |
| Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow |
| Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 | Yellow-veined Widow |
| Palpopleura jucunda jucunda | |
| Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow |
| Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773 | Portia Widow |
| Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842 | |
| Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer |
| Parazyxomma flavicans Martin, 1908 | Banded Dusk-Darter |
| Philonomon luminans (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 |
| Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954 | |
| Porpacithemis leakeyi (Pinhey, 1955) | ⇒ Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954 |
| Porpax asperipes Karsch, 1896 | |
| Porpax risi Pinhey, 1958 | |
| Rhyothemis cognata Rambur, 1842 | |
| Rhyothemis fenestrina Rambur, 1842 | Black-winged flutterer |
| Rhyothemis mariposa Ris, 1913 | Mariposa Flutterer |
| Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878 | Jewel flutterer |
| Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer |
| Selysiothemis nigra Vander Linden, 1825 | Black Pennant |
| Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884 | |
| Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter |
| Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad |
| Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk |
| Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861 | Red-veined meadowhawk |
| Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841 | Southern darter |
| Sympetrum navasi (LaCroix, 1921) | ⇒ Mordellistena ferruginoides Smith, 1882 |
| Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter |
| Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum |
| Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | Forest Elf |
| Tetrathemis corduliformis Longfield, 1936 | Club-tailed Elfe |
| Tetrathemis denticauda Fraser, 1954 | |
| Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive |
| Tetrathemis ruwensoriensis Fraser, 1941 | |
| Thalassothemis marchali Rambur, 1842 | |
| Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889 | Dash-winged Piedface |
| Thermochoria jeanneli Martin, 1915 | Clear-winged Piedface |
| Thermorthemis comorensis Fraser, 1958 | |
| Thermorthemis madagascariensis Rambur, 1842 | |
| Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 | Coral-tailed Cloud Wing |
| Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag |
| Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805 | Keyhole Glider |
| Tramea continentalis (Selys, 1878) | ⇒ Trapezostigma continentale Selys, 1878 |
| Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832 | Black Marsh Trotter |
| Trapezostigma continentale Selys, 1878 | |
| Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | Halfshade dropwing |
| Trithemis aequalis Lieftinck, 1969 | |
| Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing |
| Trithemis annulata annulata Palisot de B..., 1807 | |
| Trithemis annulata haematina Rambur, 1842 | |
| Trithemis anomala Pinhey, 1955 | |
| Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing |
| Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | |
| Trithemis basitincta Ris, 1912 | |
| Trithemis bifida Pinhey, 1970 | |
| Trithemis brydeni Pinhey, 1970 | |
| Trithemis dichroa Karsch, 1893 | Black Dropwing |
| Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing |
| Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing |
| Trithemis dubia Fraser, 1954 | |
| Trithemis ellenbecki | |
| Trithemis ellenbeckii Förster, 1906 | |
| Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing |
| Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961 | Black Dropwing |
| Trithemis grouti atra Pinhey, 1961 | |
| Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912 | Hecate Dropwing |
| Trithemis imitata Pinhey, 1961 | Copycat Dropwing |
| Trithemis integra Dijkstra, 2007 | Albertine Dropwing |
| Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | Kirby's Dropwing |
| Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, 1891 | Kirby´s Dropwing |
| Trithemis monardi Ris, 1931 | Monard's Dropwing |
| Trithemis nuptialis Karsch, 1894 | Hairy-legged Dropwing |
| Trithemis palustris Damm & Hadrys, 2009 | Marsh Dropwing |
| Trithemis persephone Ris, 1912 | |
| Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 | Riffle Dropwing |
| Trithemis pruinata Karsch, 1899 | Cobalt Dropwing |
| Trithemis risi (Longfield, 1936) | ⇒ Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 |
| Trithemis selika Selys, 1869 | |
| Trithemis selika selika Selys, 1869 | |
| Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing |
| Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912 | Elegant Dropwing |
| Trithetrum navasi LaCroix, 1921 | Fiery Darter |
| Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker |
| Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker |
| Urothemis edwardsii edwardsii Selys, 1849 | |
| Urothemis luciana Balinsky, 1961 | St Lucia Basker |
| Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932 | Desert Basker |
| Viridithemis viridula Fraser, 1960 | |
| Zygonoides fraseri Pinhey, 1955 | |
| Zygonoides fuelleborni Grünberg, 1902 | Fuelleborn´s Bottle-tail |
| Zygonoides lachesis Ris, 1912 | |
| Zygonyx atritibiae (Pinhey, 1964) | ⇒ Mordellistena gilvifrons Ermisch, 1967 |
| Zygonyx denticulatus Dijkstra & K..., 2015 | Pale Cascader |
| Zygonyx elisabethae Lieftinck, 1963 | |
| Zygonyx eusebia Ris, 1912 | |
| Zygonyx fallax (Schouteden, 1934) | ⇒ Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934 |
| Zygonyx flavicosta Sjöstedt, 1900 | Ensign Cascader |
| Zygonyx flavicosta mwinilungae Pinhey, 1961 | |
| Zygonyx hova Rambur, 1842 | |
| Zygonyx luctiferus Selys, 1869 | |
| Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader |
| Zygonyx ranavalonae Fraser, 1949 | |
| Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934 | Regal Cascader |
| Zygonyx speciosus Karsch, 1891 | |
| Zygonyx torrida Kirby, 1889 | |
| Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
| Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889 | |
| Zygonyx viridescens Martin, 1900 | |
| Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889 | Clear-winged Dusk-darter |
| Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 | Dingy Dusk-darter |
