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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
72
391
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
54
295
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
48
284
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
10
139
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
9
138
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
63
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
47
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
9
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Asia
9 Genera with 59 Species
Agrionoptera Brauer, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Boninthemis Asahina, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecista Kirby, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly11SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 189449SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 19304SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
59 Species and 20 Subspecies
Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842Red Swampdragon
Agrionoptera insignis insignis Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Boninthemis insularis Matsumura, 1913
Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878Emerald-banded skimmer
Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Lathrecista asiatica Fabricius, 1798Asian bloodtail
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica Fabricius, 1798
Libellula angelina Selys, 1883
Libellula basilinea (McLachlan, 1894)⇒ Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula melli Schmidt, 1948
Libellula phalerata Uhler, 1858
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 quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Lyriothemis acigastra Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis bivittata Rambur, 1842
Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883Forest Chaser
Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
Lyriothemis pachygastra Selys, 1878Wide-bellied Skimmer
Lyriothemis tricolor (Ris, 1919)⇒ Agrilus bisignatus Fisher, 1921
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 brevistylum (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum brunneum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
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 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 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 japonicum japonicum Uhler, 1858
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900
Orthetrum leptura (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770
Orthetrum lineostigma Selys, 1886
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 poecilops Ris, 1916Mangrove Skimmer
Orthetrum poecilops miyajimaense Yuki & Doi, 1938
Orthetrum poecilops poecilops Ris, 1919
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 taeniolatum Schneider, 1845Libellula taeniolata
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
Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842Blue Chaser
Potamarcha congener congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha obscura (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org