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List of Odonata species of Taiwan

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

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Aeshnidae

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Aeshna

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  • Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938 ※endemic subspecies

Anaciaeschna

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

Anax

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

Cephaleschna

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  • Cephalaeschna risi Asahina, 1981

Gynacantha

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

Periaeschna magdalena

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  • Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909

Planaeschna

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

Polycanthagyna

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

Sarasaeschna

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

Gomphidae

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Anisogomphus

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

Asiagomphus

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

Bumagomphus

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  • Bumagomphus vermicularis (Matin, 1904)

Fukienogomphus

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  • Fukienogomphus prometheus (Lieftinck, 1939)

Gomphidia

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

Heliogomphus

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  • Heliogomphus retroflexus (Ris, 1912)

Ictinogomphus

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  • Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)

Lamelligomphus

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  • Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumursa, 1926)

Leptogomphus

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

Merogomphus

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  • Merogomphus paviei Martin, 1904

Sieboldius

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  • Sieboldius deflexus (Chao, 1955)

Sinictinogomphus

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  • Sinictinogomphus clavatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Sinogomphus

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  • Sinogomphus formosanus Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species

Stylogomphus

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

Stylurus

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  • Stylurus takashii (Asahina, 1966) ※endemic species

Cordulegastridae

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Anotogaster sieboldii

Anotogaster

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

Chlorogomphus

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

Cordullidae

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Epophthalmia

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  • Epophthalmia elegans (Brauer, 1865)

Hemicordulia

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  • Hemicordulia mindana nipponica Asahina, 1980

Macromia

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

Macromidia

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  • Macromidia ishidai Asahina, 1964 [1]

Somatochlora

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  • Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species

Libellulidae

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Pantala flavescens

Acisoma

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Agrionoptera

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  • Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879

Brachydiplax

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  • Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911

Brachythemis

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  • Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)

Cratilla

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Crocothemis

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  • Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)

Deielia

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  • Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)

Diplacodes

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  • Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)

Hydrobasileus

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Lathrecisata

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  • Lathrecisata asiatica asiatica (Frbricius, 1798)

Lyriothemis

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

Macrodiplax

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  • Macrodiplax cora (Brauer, 1867)

Nannophya

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  • Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842

Nannophyopsis

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  • Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930)

Neurothemis

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Onychothemis

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  • Onychothemis testacea tonkinensis Martin, 1904

Orthetrum

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  • 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

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  • Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)

Potamarcha

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  • Potamarcha congener congener (Rambur, 1842)

Pseudothemis

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  • Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)

Rhyothemis

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

Sympetrum

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  • 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

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  • Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

Tramea

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

Trithemis

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

Urothemis

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  • Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972 ※endemic subspecies

Zygonyx

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  • Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966

Zyxomma

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

Zygoptera

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Coenagrionidae

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Ischnura senegalensis

Aciagrion migratum

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  • Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)

Agriocnemis

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

Ceriagrion

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

Ischnura

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

Mortonagrion

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

Onychargia

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  • Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865

Paracercion

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

Pseudagrion

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

Platycnemididae

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Calicnemia

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  • Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)

Coeliccia

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

Copera

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

Protoneuridae

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  • Prodasineura croconota (Ris, 1916)

Euphaeidae

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Bayadera

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  • Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928 ※endemic subspecies

Euphaea

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  • Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869 ※endemic species

Lestidae

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Indolestes

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  • Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)

Lestes

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

Orolestes

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  • Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895

Megapodagrionidae

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  • Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912

Synlestidae

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Megalestes

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  • Megalestes maai Chen, 1947

Sinolestes

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Calopterygidae

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Matrona

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  • Matrona cyanoptera Hamalainen and Yeh, 2000 ※endemic species

Mnais

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  • Mnais andersoni tenuis Oguma, 1913

Neurobasis

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  • Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Psolodesmus

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

Chlorocyphidae

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Aristocypha

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  • Aristocypha baibarana (Matsumura, 1931) ※endemic species

Heliocypha

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  • Heliocypha perforate perforate (Percheron, 1835)

Libellago

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  • Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)

Notes

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  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". Formosan Entomologist. 26: 187–195.

References

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  • 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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