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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
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
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
6
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taiwan
6 Genera with 36 Species
Agrionoptera Brauer, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Lathrecista Kirby, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 189437SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
36 Species and 13 Subspecies
Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842Red Swampdragon
Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Cratilla lineata Brauer, 1878Emerald-banded skimmer
Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica Fabricius, 1798
Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883Forest Chaser
Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
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 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
Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842Blue Chaser
Potamarcha congener congener Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha obscura (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org