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

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

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)

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

• Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842

Agrionoptera

• Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879

Brachydiplax

• Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911

Brachythemis

• Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)

Cratilla

• Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953

Crocothemis

• Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)

Deielia

• Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)

Diplacodes

• Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)

Hydrobasileus

• Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)

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)

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)

Bayadera

• 'Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928 ※endemic subspecies

Euphaea

• Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869 ※endemic species

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

Megalestes

• Megalestes maai Chen, 1947

Sinolestes

• Sinolestes editus Needham, 1930 [1]

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

Aristocypha

• Aristocypha baibarana (Matsumura, 1931) ※endemic species

Heliocypha

• Heliocypha perforate perforate (Percheron, 1835)

Libellago

• Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)

Notes

1. 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

• 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.

External links

• Anatomy of Odonata
• How to identify common dragonflies and damselflies