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

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

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)

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 2 3 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.

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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