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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
183
1268
5640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
134
921
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
99
827
4085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
14
339
1978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
13
338
1974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
5
177
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
135
747
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
23
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
23 Genera with 225 Species
#ABCDELMNOP
Aethiothemis Martin, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Agrionoptera Brauer, 190212SpeciesTaxom
Amphithemis Selys, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Boninthemis Asahina, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1889Narrow-winged Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 198719SpeciesTaxom
Epithemis Laidlaw, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecista Kirby, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1866Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly82SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 191918SpeciesTaxom
Misagria Kirby, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Orchithemis Brauer, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer8SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 186886SpeciesTaxom
Phyllothemis Fraser, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Pornothemis Krüger, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Protorthemis Kirby, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
225 Species and 42 Subspecies
Aethiothemis bequaerti Ris, 1919
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
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
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
Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919
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 (Heterophlebia) dislocata Brodie, 1849
Libellula adriatica Bagli & Gent..., 2003
Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845
Libellula angelina Selys, 1883
Libellula antiqua Brodie, 1845
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula aurora Burmeister, 1839
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula basilinea (McLachlan, 1894)⇒ Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula calypso O. Heer, 1849
Libellula cassandra Hagen, 1863
Libellula castanea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula cellulosa Hagen, 1863
Libellula ceres H. A. Hagen, 1863
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907Comanche Skimmer
Libellula connata Burmeister, 1839
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula decapitata De Selys-Lon..., 1850
Libellula densa Hagen, 1862
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula donis
Libellula doris Heer, 1849
Libellula eurynome Heer, 1849
Libellula eusebioi L. Piton, 1935
Libellula exusta (Say, 1839)⇒ Tolidomordella fenestrata Champion, 1891
Libellula fallax (Eversmann, 1841)⇒ Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Libellula forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula funerea Hagen, 1861
Libellula gracilis De Selys Lon..., 1887
Libellula hellmanni (Eversmann, 1841)⇒ Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula hopei
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula iris (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula jurassica Giebel, 1856
Libellula kieseli A. Assmann, 1870
Libellula knetti A. Handlirsch, 1907
Libellula longialata Germar, 1839
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula martini F. Meunier, 1914
Libellula mediterranea G. Gentilini, 1989
Libellula melanostigma Eversmann, 1836
Libellula melli Schmidt, 1948
Libellula melobasis Heer, 1849
Libellula minuscula (E. Oustalet, 1870)⇒ Eublemma nyctopa Bethune-Baker, 1911
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861Hoary Skimmer
Libellula ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula oeningensis C. D. E. Koenig, 1825
Libellula pannewitziana H. R. Goeppert, 1855
Libellula perse Heer, 1849
Libellula phalerata Uhler, 1858
Libellula platyptera Charpentier, 1843
Libellula pontica Selys, 1887Red Chaser
Libellula pourqueryi H. Nicolas, 1890
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 requieniana H. Nicolas, 1890
Libellula sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Crocothemis sanguinolenta sanguinolenta
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Libellula sieboldiana H. R. Goeppert, 1855
Libellula speciosa Uhler, 1858
Libellula subornata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861
Libellula taeniolata Schneider, 1845
Libellula testacea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula thetis Heer, 1849
Libellula thoe O. Heer, 1849
Libellula ukrainensis A. Nel, 2005
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Libellula westwoodii Phillips, 1866
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
Misagria calverti Geijskes, 1951Texas clam shrimp
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
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 aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906Yellow-lined Skimmer
Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919Concolored Skimmer
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
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 boumiera Watson & Art..., 1978Brownwater Skimmer
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 brunneum cycnos Selys, 1848
Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839Mountain Marsh Orthetrum
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 coerulescens coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
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 guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum guptai (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
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 machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947
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 nitidinerve Selys, 1841Yellow-Veined Skimmer
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
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
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


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