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Checklist for Subfamily Libellulinae Rambur, 1842
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
107
740
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
79
547
2939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
64
517
2890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
12
228
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
11
227
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
4
107
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
82
483
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
18
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
18 Genera with 148 Species
Agrionoptera Brauer, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Amphithemis Selys, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Boninthemis Asahina, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 198719SpeciesTaxom
Epithemis Laidlaw, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecista Kirby, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly23SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 191918SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Orchithemis Brauer, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1889tropical king skimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 186877SpeciesTaxom
Phyllothemis Fraser, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pornothemis Krüger, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Protorthemis Kirby, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
148 Species and 40 Subspecies
Agrionoptera bartola Needham & Gyger, 1937
Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842Red Swampdragon
Agrionoptera insignis chalcochiton Ris, 1915
Agrionoptera insignis dorothea (Fraser, 1927)⇒ Eublemma albostriata Wileman & West, 1929
Agrionoptera insignis insignis Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera insignis nereis Lieftinck, 1948
Agrionoptera insignis papuensis Selys, 1879
Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Agrionoptera longitudinalis Selys, 1878Striped swampdragon
Agrionoptera sanguinolenta Lieftinck, 1962
Agrionoptera sexlineata Selys, 1879
Agrionoptera variabilis (Krüger, 1902)⇒ Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842
Amphithemis curvistyla Selys, 1891
Amphithemis vacillans Selys, 1891
Boninthemis insularis Matsumura, 1913
Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878Emerald-banded skimmer
Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
Cratilla lineata calverti Foerster, 1903
Cratilla lineata lineata Brauer, 1878
Cratilla metallica Brauer, 1878
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina antigone Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina bolivarii Selys, 1882
Diplacina braueri Selys, 1882
Diplacina cyrene Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina dioxippe Lieftinck, 1963
Diplacina erigone Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina hippolyte Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina ismene Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina lisa Needham & Gyger, 1941
Diplacina merope Lieftinck, 1963
Diplacina micans Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina militaris Ris, 1909
Diplacina nana Brauer, 1868
Diplacina persephone Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina phoebe amoena Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina sanguinolenta van Tol, 1987
Diplacina smaragdina Selys, 1878
Diplacina torrenticola van Tol, 1987
Epithemis mariae Laidlaw, 1915
Lathrecista asiatica Fabricius, 1798Asian bloodtail
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica Fabricius, 1798
Lathrecista asiatica festa Selys, 1879Australasian Slimwing
Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis Kaup, 1867
Lathrecista asiatica simulans Selys, 1879
Libellula angelina Selys, 1883
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula basilinea (McLachlan, 1894)⇒ Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula gracilis De Selys Lon..., 1887
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula longialata Germar, 1839
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula melli Schmidt, 1948
Libellula phalerata Uhler, 1858
Libellula pontica Selys, 1887Red Chaser
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata asahinai (Schmidt, 1957)⇒ Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula quadrimaculata gregorievi
Libellula quadrimaculata quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Libellula testacea Burmeister, 1839
Lyriothemis acigastra Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis biappendiculata Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis bivittata Rambur, 1842
Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868
Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009Vermilion Forester
Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883Forest Chaser
Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909
Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913
Lyriothemis kameliyae Kompier, 2017
Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937
Lyriothemis laui (Krüger, 1902)⇒ Lyriothemis magnificata Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis magnificata Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis meyeri Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919
Lyriothemis pachygastra Selys, 1878Wide-bellied Skimmer
Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927
Lyriothemis tricolor (Ris, 1919)⇒ Agrilus bisignatus Fisher, 1921
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898Black-tailed Dancer
Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971Western Blacktail
Nesoxenia lineata Selys, 1868
Nesoxenia mysis cingulata Kirby, 1889
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Orchithemis pruinans Selys, 1878
Orchithemis pulcherrima Brauer, 1878
Orchithemis xanthosoma Laidlaw, 1911
Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum abotti abotti
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 anceps (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
Orthetrum austrosundanum Lieftinck, 1953
Orthetrum balteatum Lieftinck, 1933Speckled Skimmer
Orthetrum borneense Kimmins, 1936
Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805Banded skimmer
Orthetrum brevistylum (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum brunneum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837
Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758
Orthetrum cancellatum kraepelini Ris, 1897
Orthetrum ceylanicum (Foerster, 1903)⇒ Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum chandrabali (Mehrotra, 1959)⇒ Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878
Orthetrum chrysis Selys, 1891Brown-bcked red marsh hawk
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
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 garhwalicum (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum gibba (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865Blue Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum guptai (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758
Orthetrum internum McLachlan, 1894
Orthetrum japonicum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum japonicum internum McLachlan, 1894
Orthetrum japonicum japonicum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia capicola Kimmins, 1957
Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900
Orthetrum leptura (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum lineostigma Selys, 1886
Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868Marsh Skimmer
Orthetrum martensi Asahina, 1978
Orthetrum melania Selys, 1883Greater Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum migratum Lieftinck, 1951Rosy 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 poecilops Ris, 1916Mangrove Skimmer
Orthetrum poecilops miyajimaense Yuki & Doi, 1938
Orthetrum poecilops poecilops Ris, 1919
Orthetrum proinosum
Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum pruinosum clelia Selys, 1878
Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum Rambur, 1842Common Red Skimmer
Orthetrum pruinosum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum pruinosum schneideri Foerster, 1903
Orthetrum ramburii Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum ransonnetii Brauer, 1865Desert Skimmer
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum sabina sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984Green Skimmer
Orthetrum silvarum Lieftinck, 1934
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845Libellula taeniolata
Orthetrum testaceum Burmeister, 1839Rufous-backed Skimmer
Orthetrum testaceum soembanum Foerster, 1903
Orthetrum testaceum testaceum Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum testaecum
Orthetrum triangulare Selys, 1878Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
Orthetrum triangulare triangulare Selys, 1878Blue-tailed forest hawk
Orthetrum tricolor (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868Fiery Skimmer
Phyllothemis eltoni Fraser, 1935
Phyllothemis raymondi Lieftinck, 1950
Pornothemis serrata Krüger, 1902
Pornothemis starrei Lieftinck, 1948
Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842Blue Chaser
Potamarcha congener congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha obscura (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930
Protorthemis coronata Kaup, 1866
Protorthemis intermedia Fraser, 1936


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org