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Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12550
43797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12547
43788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
134
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
67
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
67
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
38
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
31
156
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
31 Genera with 156 Species
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Acisoma Rambur, 1842Pintails4SpeciesTaxom
Agrionoptera Brauer, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Brachydiplax Brauer, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1842Groundlings5SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1842Skimmers8SpeciesTaxom
Deielia Kirby, 18836SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers4SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobasileus Kirby, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecisata3SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecista Kirby, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Macrodiplax Brauer, 1894Marl Pennants5SpeciesTaxom
Nannophya Rambur, 1935Pygmyflies4SpeciesTaxom
Nannophyopsis Lieftinck, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Neurothemis Brauer, 177315SpeciesTaxom
Nothodiplax Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Onychothemis Brauer, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 189438SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1807Rainpool Gliders7SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothemis Kirby, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1773Flutterers15SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1876Darter Dragonfly29SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1798Evening Skimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1842Saddlebag Gliders9SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1890Dropwings16SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1966Cascaders2SpeciesTaxom
Zyxomma Rambur, 1896Duskdarters6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
156 Species and 35 Subspecies
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842Asian Pintail
Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842Trumpet-tail
Acisoma variegatum (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842Red Swampdragon
Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868Blue Dasher
Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911
Brachydiplax okinavensis (Oguma, 1922)⇒ Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868
Brachythemis aureolum (Navas, 1932)⇒ Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793
Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793Asian Amberwing
Brachythemis katrainensis (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793
Brachythemis truncatula (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793
Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878Emerald-banded skimmer
Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
Crocothemis ferruginata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
Crocothemis flavostigma (Navás, 1932)⇒ Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
Crocothemis novaguineensis (Foerster, 1898)⇒ Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
Crocothemis reticulata (Kirby, 1886)⇒ Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773Acarlet skimmer
Crocothemis servilia servilia Drury, 1773
Crocothemis soror (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773
Deielia brevistigma (Oguma, 1922)⇒ Deielia phaon Selys, 1883
Deielia dispar (Selys, 1883)⇒ Deielia phaon Selys, 1883
Deielia fasciata (Kirby, 1889)⇒ Deielia phaon Selys, 1883
Deielia nebulifera (Navás, 1932)⇒ Deielia phaon Selys, 1883
Deielia phaon Selys, 1883
Diplacodes braminea (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842
Diplacodes phalerata (Uhler, 1858)⇒ Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842Blue ground skimmer
Hydrobasileus croceus Brauer, 1867Amber-winged Glider
Hydrobasileus extraneus (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Euxoa abdita Joannis, 1891
Lathrecisata asiatica Frbricius, 1798
Lathrecisata asiatica asiatica Frbricius, 1798
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica Fabricius, 1798
Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883Forest Chaser
Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
Lyriothemis tricolor (Ris, 1919)⇒ Agrilus bisignatus Fisher, 1921
Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867Coastal Glider
Macrodiplax lycoris (Selys, 1872)⇒ Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867
Macrodiplax nigrilabris (Selys, 1872)⇒ Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867
Macrodiplax vittata (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867
Nannophya exigua Kirby, 1889
Nannophya pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857
Nannophya yutsehongi Navas, 1935
Nannophyopsis clara Needham, 1930Emerald Dwarf
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857Elfin Skimmer
Neurothemis apicalis (Guérin, 1830)⇒ Neurothemis terminata Fabricius, 1793
Neurothemis fluctuans Fabricius, 1793
Neurothemis fulvia Drury, 1773Fulvous Forest Skimmer
Neurothemis incerta (Brauer, 1867)⇒ Neurothemis ramburii Brauer, 1866
Neurothemis ramburii Brauer, 1866
Neurothemis ramburii ramburii Brauer, 1866
Neurothemis sophronia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Neurothemis fulvia Drury, 1773
Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775
Neurothemis sumatrana (Krueger, 1903)⇒ Neurothemis fulvia Drury, 1773
Neurothemis taiwanensis Seehausen & Dow, 2016
Neurothemis terminata Fabricius, 1793
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911
Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773Pied Paddy Skimmer
Neurothemis tullia tullia Drury, 1773Pied paddy skimmer
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer
Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902Black Riverdarter
Onychothemis testacea tonkinensis Martin, 1904
Onychothemis tonkinensis Martin, 1904Aggressive riverhawk
Orthetrum albicauda (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848
Orthetrum albistyla Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum albistyla speciosum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum ampullacea (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum ceylanicum (Foerster, 1903)⇒ Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum chandrabali (Mehrotra, 1959)⇒ Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878
Orthetrum delesserti (Selys, 1878)⇒ Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878
Orthetrum devium (Needham, 1930)⇒ Euclystis polioperas Hampson, 1926
Orthetrum divisum (Selys, 1878)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum fraseri (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Euclystis lampetia Druce, 1890
Orthetrum ganeshii (Mehrotra, 1961)⇒ Euclystis lampetia Druce, 1890
Orthetrum gangi (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Euclystis lampetia Druce, 1890
Orthetrum gibba (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865Blue Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum internum McLachlan, 1894
Orthetrum japonicum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum japonicum internum McLachlan, 1894
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900
Orthetrum leptura (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868Marsh Skimmer
Orthetrum melania Selys, 1883Greater Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum nicevillei (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865
Orthetrum nigrescens (Bartenef, 1929)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum petalura (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum pruinosum clelia Selys, 1878
Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum Rambur, 1842Common Red Skimmer
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum sabina sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum testaceum Burmeister, 1839Rufous-backed Skimmer
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
Orthetrum triangulare triangulare Selys, 1878Blue-tailed forest hawk
Orthetrum tricolor (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868
Pantala analis (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala mathewi (Singh & Baijal, 1954)⇒ Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Pantala tandicola (Singh, 1955)⇒ Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Pantala terminalis (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Pantala viridula (Palisot de B..., 1807)⇒ Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798
Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842Blue Chaser
Potamarcha congener congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha obscura (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842
Pseudothemis zonale (Navás, 1932)⇒ Pseudothemis zonata Burmeister, 1839
Pseudothemis zonata Burmeister, 1839Pied Skimmer
Rhyothemis bipartita (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
Rhyothemis lankana (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis noshime (Asahina, 1982)⇒ Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
Rhyothemis regia Brauer, 1867
Rhyothemis regia regia Brauer, 1867
Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889Asian sapphire flutterer
Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763Common Picture Wing
Rhyothemis variegata arria Drury, 1773
Rhyothemis variegata imperatrix Selys, 1887
Rhyothemis variegata variegata Linnaeus, 1763Common picturewing
Rhyothemis variegate Drury, 1773
Rhyothemis variegate arria Drury, 1773
Sympetrum azorense (Gardner, 1959)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum darwinianum Selys, 1833
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum eroticum Selys, 1883Foot-tipped Darter
Sympetrum eroticum ardens McLachlan, 1894
Sympetrum erythroneura (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum flavicauda (Navas, 1932)⇒ Eugnathia semicervina Warren, 1913
Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum frequens (Selys, 1883)⇒ Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841
Sympetrum genei (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841
Sympetrum infuscatum Selys, 1883
Sympetrum insignis (Brittinger, 1850)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum kunckeli Selys, 1884
Sympetrum nantouensis Tang, Yeh & ..., 2013
Sympetrum nubila (Dziedzielewicz, 1902)⇒ Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841
Sympetrum parvulum Bartenef, 1912
Sympetrum parvum (Tada, 1942)⇒ Sympetrum parvulum Bartenef, 1912
Sympetrum rhaeticum (Buchecker, 1873)⇒ Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840
Sympetrum sinense (Selys, 1883)⇒ Sympetrum darwinianum Selys, 1833
Sympetrum speciosum Oguma, 1915
Sympetrum speciosum taiwanum Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum spectabilis (Brittinger, 1850)⇒ Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841
Sympetrum tastaceipenne (Ishimura, 1937)⇒ Sympetrum kunckeli Selys, 1884
Sympetrum tenerrimum (Buchecker, 1876)⇒ Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841
Tholymis bimaculata (Desjardins, 1835)⇒ Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798
Tholymis paratillarga (Singh & Prasad, 1980)⇒ Mordellistena cymbalistria Peyerimhoff, 1925
Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798Coral-tailed Cloud Wing
Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805Keyhole Glider
Tramea basilaris basilaris Palisot de B..., 1817
Tramea chinensis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805
Tramea stenoloba Watson, 1962Narrow-lobed Glider
Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867Common glider
Tramea transmarina euryale Selys, 1878
Tramea transmarina propinqua Lieftinck, 1942Northern Glider
Tramea virginia Rambur, 1842Saddlebag Glider
Trithemis adelpha (Selys, 1878)⇒ Eulepidotis caudata Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839
Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839Crimson Dropwing
Trithemis congener (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Eulepidotis caudata Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Trithemis cyprica (Selys, 1887)⇒ Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842
Trithemis dryas (Selys, 1891)⇒ Eulepidotis flavipex Dognin, 1914
Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842Black Stream Glider
Trithemis fraterna (Albarda, 1881)⇒ Eulepidotis caudata Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Trithemis infernalis (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842
Trithemis liturata (Selys, 1891)⇒ Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839
Trithemis misrai (Baijal & Aga..., 1956)⇒ Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839
Trithemis pallidinervis Kirby, 1889Dancing dropwing
Trithemis proserpina (Selys, 1878)⇒ Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842
Trithemis soror (Brauer, 1868)⇒ Eulepidotis caudata Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Trithemis yerburii (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839
Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842Greater crimson glider
Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972
Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966
Zyxomma duivenbodei (Brauer, 1867)⇒ Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842Dingy Dusk-darter
Zyxomma pulverulenta (Brauer, 1867)⇒ Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Zyxomma sechellarum (Martin, 1896)⇒ Mordellistena gracilipes Pic, 1931

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Taiwan
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
6
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOnychothemistinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
8
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyUrothemistinae
Lieftinck, 1954
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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