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The following is a list of Odonata species found in Taiwan. The total number of species, with damselflies and dragonflies, recorded is 156, within including 14 endemic species and 10 endemic subspecies.

Anisoptera

Aeshnidae

Aeshna

  • Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938 ※endemic subspecies

Anaciaeschna

  • Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Anaciaeschna martini Selys, 1897

Anax

  • Anax quttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915
  • Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
  • Anax parthenope julius Brauer, 1865

Cephaleschna

  • Cephalaeschna risi Asahina, 1981

Gynacantha

  • Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
  • Gynacantha hyalina Selys, 1882
  • Gynacantha japonica Bartenef, 1909
  • Gynacantha ryukyuensis Asahina, 1962
  • Gynacantha saltatrix Martin, 1909

Periaeschna magdalena

  • Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909

Planaeschna

  • Planaeschna ishigakiana flavostria Yeh, 1996 ※endemic subspecies
  • Planaeschna risi risi Asahina, 1964
  • Planaeschna taiwana Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species

Polycanthagyna

  • Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
  • Polycanthagyna melanictera (Selys, 1883)
  • Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)

Sarasaeschna

  • Sarasaeschna lieni (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species
  • Sarasaeschna pyanan (Asahina, 1915) ※endemic species
  • Sarasaeschna tsaopiensis (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species

Gomphidae

Anisogomphus

  • Anisogomphus koxingai Chao, 1954
  • Anisogomphus maacki (Selys, 1872)

Asiagomphus

  • Asiagomphus hainanensis (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus pacificus (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus perlaetus (Chao, 1953)
  • Asiagomphus septimus (Needham, 1930)

Bumagomphus

  • Bumagomphus vermicularis (Matin, 1904)

Fukienogomphus

  • Fukienogomphus prometheus (Lieftinck, 1939)

Gomphidia

  • Gomphidia confluens Selys, 1878
  • Gomphidia kruegeri fukienensis Chao, 1955

Heliogomphus

  • Heliogomphus retroflexus (Ris, 1912)

Ictinogomphus

  • Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)

Lamelligomphus

  • Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumursa, 1926)

Leptogomphus

  • Leptogomphus sauteri Ris, 1912
    • L. s. formosanus Matsumura, 1926 ※endemic species
    • L. s. sauteri Ris, 1912 ※endemic species

Merogomphus

  • Merogomphus paviei Martin, 1904

Sieboldius

  • Sieboldius deflexus (Chao, 1955)

Sinictinogomphus

  • Sinictinogomphus clavatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Sinogomphus

  • Sinogomphus formosanus Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species

Stylogomphus

  • Stylogomphus change Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
  • Stylogomphus shirozui shirozui Asahina, 1966 ※endemic species

Stylurus

  • Stylurus takashii (Asahina, 1966) ※endemic species

Cordulegastridae

Anotogaster sieboldii

Anotogaster

  • Anotogaster flaveola Lohemann, 1993 ※endemic species
  • Anotogaster sieboldii (Selys, 1854)

Chlorogomphus

  • Chlorogomphus brevistigma Oguma, 1926 ※endemic species
  • Chlorogomphus risi Chen, 1950 ※endemic species
  • Chlorogomphus splendidus Selys, 1878
  • Chlorogomphus suzukii (Oguma, 1926)

Cordullidae

Epophthalmia

  • Epophthalmia elegans (Brauer, 1865)

Hemicordulia

  • Hemicordulia mindana nipponica Asahina, 1980

Macromia

  • Macromia chui Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
  • Macromia clio Ris, 1916
  • Macromia urania Ris, 1916

Macromidia

  • Macromidia ishidai Asahina, 1964 [1]

Somatochlora

  • Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species

Libellulidae

Pantala flavescens

Acisoma

Agrionoptera

  • Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879

Brachydiplax

  • Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911

Brachythemis

  • Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)

Cratilla

Crocothemis

  • Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)

Deielia

  • Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)

Diplacodes

  • Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)

Hydrobasileus

Lathrecisata

  • Lathrecisata asiatica asiatica (Frbricius, 1798)

Lyriothemis

  • Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
  • Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883

Macrodiplax

  • Macrodiplax cora (Brauer, 1867)

Nannophya

  • Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842

Nannophyopsis

  • Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930)

Neurothemis

  • Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
  • Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup, 1866)
  • Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury, 1773)

Onychothemis

  • Onychothemis testacea tonkinensis Martin, 1904

Orthetrum

  • Orthetrum albistyla speciosum (Uhler, 1858)
  • Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
  • Orthetrum japonicum internum McLachlan, 1894
  • Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
  • Orthetrum melania (Selys, 1883)
  • Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
    • O. p. clelia (Selys, 1878)
    • O. p. neglectum (Rambur, 1842)
  • Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770)
  • Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)

Pantala

  • Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)

Potamarcha

  • Potamarcha congener congener (Rambur, 1842)

Pseudothemis

  • Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)

Rhyothemis

  • Rhyothemis regia regia (Brauer, 1867)
  • Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
  • Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
  • Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
  • Rhyothemis variegate arria (Drury, 1773)

Sympetrum

  • Sympetrum baccha baccha (Selys,1884)
  • Sympetrum darwinianum (Selys,1883)
  • Sympetrum eroticum ardens (McLachlan, 1894)
  • Sympetrum kunckeli (Selys, 1884)
  • Sympetrum cordulegaster (Selys, 1883)
  • Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)
  • Sympetrum speciosum taiwanum Asahina, 1951 ※endemic subspecies
  • Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys, 1840)

Tholymis

  • Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

Tramea

  • Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
    • T. t. euryale (Selys, 1878)
    • T. t. propinqua (Lieftinck, 1942)
  • Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)

Trithemis

  • Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
  • Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)

Urothemis

  • Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972 ※endemic subspecies

Zygonyx

  • Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966

Zyxomma

  • Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881 [1]
  • Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842

Zygoptera

Coenagrionidae

Ischnura senegalensis

Aciagrion migratum

  • Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)

Agriocnemis

  • Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
  • Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)

Ceriagrion

  • Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
  • Ceriagrion fallax fallax Ris, 1914
  • Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
  • Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967

Ischnura

  • Ischnura asiatica (Brauer, 1865)
  • Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer, 1865)
  • Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)

Mortonagrion

  • Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972
  • Mortonagrion selenion (Ris, 1916)

Onychargia

  • Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865

Paracercion

  • Paracercion calamorum dyeri (Fraser, 1919)
  • Paracercion sexlineatum (Selys, 1883)
  • Paracercion sieboldii (Selys, 1876)

Pseudagrion

  • Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
  • Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum (Brauer, 1868)

Platycnemididae

Calicnemia

  • Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)

Coeliccia

  • Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912
  • Coeliccia flavicauda flavicauda Ris, 1912 ※endemic subspecies

Copera

  • Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
  • Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

Protoneuridae

  • Prodasineura croconota (Ris, 1916)

Euphaeidae

Bayadera

  • 'Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928 ※endemic subspecies

Euphaea

  • Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869 ※endemic species

Lestidae

Indolestes

  • Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)

Lestes

  • Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
  • Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby 1893

Orolestes

  • Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895

Megapodagrionidae

  • Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912

Synlestidae

Megalestes

  • Megalestes maai Chen, 1947

Sinolestes

  • Sinolestes edita Needham, 1930 [1]

Calopterygidae

Matrona

  • Matrona cyanoptera Hamalainen and Yeh, 2000 ※endemic species

Mnais

  • Mnais andersoni tenuis Oguma, 1913

Neurobasis

  • Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Psolodesmus

  • Psolodesmus mandarinus McLachlan, 1870
    • P. m. dorothea Williamson, 1904 ※endemic subspecies
    • P. m. mandarinus McLachlan, 1870 ※endemic subspecies

Chlorocyphidae

Aristocypha

  • Aristocypha baibarana (Matsumura, 1931) ※endemic species

Heliocypha

  • Heliocypha perforate perforate (Percheron, 1835)

Libellago

  • Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Wen-Chi Yeh（葉文琪）, Hsin-Chieh Tang（唐欣潔）, Szu-Lung Chen（陳賜隆） & Mei-Hua Tsou（曹美華） (2006). "Three Dragonflies (Odonata) Newly Recorded in Taiwan" (PDF). Formosan Entomol（台灣昆蟲）. 26: 187–195.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

  • Yeh W. C., H. I. Chiou, H. C. Tang, J. H. Wu and S. L. Chen. 2007. Three Species of Dragonflies Newly Recorded to Taiwan. Endemic Species Research 9(2)：53-62.
  • M. A. Lieftinck, J. C. Lien（連日清） & T. C. Maa（馬駿超） (1984). "Catalogue of Taiwanese dragonflies (Insecta:Odonata)（臺灣蜻蜓目錄）". Asian Ecological Society.
  • Trueman, John W. H. & Rowe, Richard J. (2008): Tree of Life Web Project – Odonata. Dragonflies and damselflies. Version of 2008-MAR-20. Retrieved 2008-DEC-15.
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