List of Odonata species of India
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Diplacodes trivialis
The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in India.
Aeshnidae[]
Aeshna juncea
- Aeshna
- Lichtenstein, 1976
- Aeshna juncea mongolica
- Aeshna mixta mixta Latreille, 1805
- petalura
- Anaciaeschna
- Anaciaeschna donaldi
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
Anax guttatus
- Anax
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842
- Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815
- Anax indicus
- Baijal et al., 1956
- nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935
- Anax parthenope parthenope (Selys, 1839)
- Cephalaeschna
- Gynacantha
- Gynacantha bayadera Selys,1854
- Gynacantha dravida
-
- Heliaeschna
- Krüger, 1899
- uninervulata Martin, 1909
-
- Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)
- Oligoaeschna
-
- assamensis
- Martin, 1909
- Fraser, 1927
-
-
- (Martin, 1909)
-
- (McLachlan, 1896)
- (McLachlan, 1896)
- Tetracanthagyna
- McLachlan, 1898
Calopterygidae[]
- Caliphaea
- Hagen in Selys, 1859
- Echo
- Echo margarita margarita
- Echo margarita tripartita
- Matrona
- Matrona basilaris nigripectus Selys, 1879
- Neurobasis
- Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Vestalis
- Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys, 1873
- Vestalis apicalis submontana Fraser, 1934
- Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur, 1842)
- Vestalis gracilis montana Fraser, 1934
- smaragdina Selys, 1879
Chlorocyphidae[]
- Calocypha
- Indocypha
- (Selys, 1891)
- Libellago
- Libellago lineata andamanensis
- Libellago lineata blanda
- Libellago lineata indica
- Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)
Libellago lineata, male
- Rhinocypha
Libellago lineata, female
- abbreviata
- biforata Selys, 1859
- Rhinocypha bisignata
- beatifica
- limbata Selys, 1879
Chlorogomphidae[]
- Chlorogomphus
- (Selys, 1878)
- Chlorogomphus campioni
- fernandi
- preciosus
- Ishida, 1996
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
Coenagrionidae[]
- Aciagrion
- Aciagrion approximans
- Aciagrion hisopa hisopa (Selys, 1876)
- Aciagrion hisopa krishna
- Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919
- Selys, 1891
- Laidlaw, 1919
- Agriocnemis
- Fraser, 1922
- Agriocnemis femina femina (Brauer, 1868)
- Selys, 1877
- Agriocnemis pieris
- Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
Agriocnemis pygmaea, male
Agriocnemis pygmaea, female
- Archibasis
- Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877)
- Argiocnemis
- Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola Selys 1877
-
- dyeri (Fraser, 1919)
- (Selys. 1876)
Ceriagrion coromandelianum (male)
Ceriagrion coromandelianum (female)
- Ceriagrion
- (Selys. 1891)
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
- Laidlaw, 1919
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
- cerinomelas Lieftinck, 1927
- pendleburyi Laidlaw, 1931
- Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
- Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
- Coenagrion
- Enallagma
- Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
- Enallagma parvum Selys, 1876
-
(male)
- Ischnura
- Ischnura aurora aurora Brauer, 1865
- Ischnura elegans elegans (Vander Linden,1820)
- Ischnura rubilio
- Selys, 1876
- Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)
- Mortonagrion
- (Laidlaw, 1914)
- Mortonagrion varralli
-
- Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865)
- Pseudagrion
- Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion decorum (Rambur, 1842)
- Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
- Fraser, 1922
- Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
- pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
- Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys, 1876
- Fraser, 1922
- Pyrrhosoma
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula elisabethae
-
Cordulegastridae[]
- Anotogaster
- basalis
- palampurensis
- Cordulegaster
- brevistigma
- folia
-
Corduliidae[]
- Epophthalmia
- Epophthalmia frontalis binocellata
- Epophthalmia frontalis frontalis Selys, 1871
- Epophthalmia vittata vittata
- bellicosa Lieftinck, 1948
- Hemicordulia
- Hemicordulia asiatica
- Idionyx
- Idionyx corona burliyarensis
- Idionyx corona corona
- Idionyx galeatus
- Idionyx minimus
- Selys, 1878
- Idionyx rhinoceroides
- Idionyx saffronatus
- Idionyx travancorensis
-
- Macromia
- Macromia bellicosa
- Macromia cingulata
- Fraser, 1924
- Macromia ellisoni
- Macromia flavicincta
- Macromia flavocolorata
- Macromia ida
- Macromia indica
- Macromia irata
- malayana Laidlaw, 1928
- moorei
- Macromidia
- Somatochlora
- Somatochlora daviesi Lieftinck, 1977
Diphlebiidae[]
- Philoganga
- (Hagen in Selys, 1859)
Epiophlebidae[]
- Epiophlebia
- Epiophlebia laidlawi Tillyard, 1921
Euphaeidae[]
-
- Fraser, 1927
-
- Selys, 1879
-
- Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
- Fraser, 1938
- Euphaea
- Euphaea cardinalis
- Euphaea dispar
- Euphaea fraseri
- Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
- brunnea
- ochracea Selys, 1859
-
- Asahina, 1978
Gomphidae[]
- Anisogomphus
-
- Asiagomphus
- Burmagomphus
- Burmagomphus cauvericus
- Burmagomphus laidlawi
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis pyramidalis
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- (Martin, 1904)
- Cyclogomphus
-
- aberrans
- senchalensis
- assamensis
-
- Gomphidia
- Heliogomphus
- Heliogomphus promelas
- Fraser, 1925
- Ictinogomphus
- (Selys,1854)
- Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
- Macrogomphus
- Macrogomphus annulatus
- Macrogomphus wynaadicus
- Megalogomphus
-
- Merogomphus longistigma longistigma
- Merogomphus longistigma tamaracherriensis
- Microgomphus
- chelifer
- Microgomphus souteri
-
- (Fraser. 1924)
-
- Onychogomphus
- Onychogomphus acinaces
- Fraser, 1924
- Fraser, 1924
- Onychogomphus malabarensis
- Onychogomphus nilgiriensis annaimallaicus
- Onychogomphus nilgiriensis nilgiriensis
- Onychogomphus striatus
- Ophiogomphus
- Calvert, 1898
- Paragomphus
Paragomphus lineatus, male
Paragomphus lineatus, female
-
-
-
- Stylogomphus
- Fraser, 1922
Lestidae[]
- Indolestes
- Indolestes assamicus
- Indolestes cyaneus
- Indolestes davenporti
- Indolestes indicus
- Indolestes pulcherrimus
- Indolestes tenuissimus
Lestes praemorsus
- Lestes
- Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
- Lestes concinnus Hagen in Selys. 1862
- Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
- Lestes elatus
- Lestes garoensis
- Lestes malabaricus
- Lestes nigriceps
- Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891
- Lestes patricia
- Rambur, 1842
- Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
- Lestes praemorsus praemorsus Hagen in Selys, 1892
- Lestes praemorsus sikkima
- Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920
- Lestes umbrinus
- Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842
- Orolestes
- McLachlan, 1895
- Sympecma
- annulata
Libellulidae[]
- Acisoma
- Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842
- Aethriamanta
- Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
- Agrionoptera
- Agrionoptera insignis dorothea
- Agrionoptera insignis insignis (Rambur, 1842)
- Amphithemis
- Selys, 1891
- Brachydiplax
- Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea Brauer, 1868
Brachydiplax chalybea, male
Brachydiplax chalybea, female
- Krüger, 1902
- Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
- Brachythemis
- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius,1793)
Brachythemis contaminata, female
- Bradinopyga
- Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842)
- Camacinia
- (Brauer, 1867)
- Crocothemis
- Crocothemis erythraea erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
- Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)
Diplacodes trivialis (male)
- Diplacodes
- Diplacodes lefebvrii
- Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793)
- Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur,1842)
Diplacodes trivialis, female
- Hydrobasileus
- Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
- Hylaeothemis
- Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi apicalis
-
- Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798)
Indothemis carnatica, female
- Indothemis limbata sita
- Lathrecista
- Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
- Libellula
- Libellula quadrimaculata gregorievi
- Lyriothemis
- Lyriothemis acigastra
- Lyriothemis tricolor Ris, 1919
- Macrodiplax
- Macrodiplax cora (Brauer,1867)
- Nannophya
- Singh, 1955
-
- Neurothemis
- Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
Neurothemis fulvia, male
- Neurothemis intermedia atalanta Ris, 1919
- Neurothemis intermedia degener Selys, 1879
- Neurothemis intermedia intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury, 1773)
Neurothemis tullia
-
- Onychothemis testacea ceylanica
Orthetrum sabina
- Orthetrum
- Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)
- Orthetrum brunneum brunneum
- Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Orthetrum cancellatum kraepelini
- Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
- Orthetrum garhwalicum
- Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
- internum McLachlan, 1894
- Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
Orthetrum luzonicum, female
- Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum (Rambur, 1842)
- Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770)
Orthetrum sabina, male
- Orthetrum taeniolatum
- Orthetrum triangulare triangulare (Selys, 1878)
- Palpopleura
- Palpopleura sexmaculata octomaculata
- Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Pantala
- Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
- Potamarcha
- Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)
Potamarcha congener, male
-
- Fraser, 1920
- Rhodothemis
- Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)
- Rhyothemis
- Rhyothemis obsolescens Kirby, 1889
- Selys, 1883
- Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
- Rhyothemis variegata variegata (Linnaeus, 1763)
Rhyothemis variegata
- Selysiothemis
- Selysiothemis nigra (Van derLinden, 1825)
- Sympetrum
- (Selys, 1884)
- Bartenef, 1916
- Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
- Fraser, 1924
- Navas, 1934
- (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
- (Selys, 1883)
- Sympetrum vulgatum flavum (Bartenef, 1915)
- Tetrathemis
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
Tetrathemis platyptera, male
- Tholymis
- Coral-tailed Cloudwing Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
Tholymis tillarga
- Tramea
- Tramea basilaris burmeisteri Kirby,1889
- Tramea eurybia eurybia
- Tramea limbata similata
- (Rambur, 1842)
- Trithemis
- Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
Trithemis aurora, male
- Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
Trithemis festiva
- Trithemis kirbyi kirbyi (Selys, 1891)
- Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)
Trithemis pallidinervis, female
- Urothemis
- Urothemis signata signata (Rambur, 1842)
Urothemis signata, female
- Zygonyx
- Zygonyx iris intermedia
- Zygonyx iris iris
- Zygonyx iris malabarica
- Zygonyx iris metallica
- isis
- Zyxomma
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Megapodagrionidae[]
Platycnemididae[]
- Calicnemia
- carminea
- pyrrhosoma
- (Selys, 1863)
- Lieftinck, 1948
- (Laidlaw, 1917)
- Coeliccia
- Laidlaw, 1914
- didyma (Selys, 1863)
- loringae Laidlaw, 1932
- Fraser, 1933
- Copera
- Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
- Copera superplatypes
- Copera vittata assamensis
- Copera vittata deccanensis
- Copera vittata serapica
- Indocnemis
- Föster in Laidlaw, 1907
- Platycnemis
- (Geoffroy in Selys and Hagen, 1850)
Platystictidae[]
- Drepanosticta
- Platysticta
- Platysticta deccanensis
- Protosticta
- Protosticta antelopoides
- Protosticta davenporti
- Protosticta gravelyi
- Protosticta hearseyi
- Protosticta mortoni
- Protosticta rufostigma
- Protosticta sanguinostigma
Protoneuridae[]
- Disparoneura
- Elattoneura
- cacharensis
- campioni
- Elattoneura souteri
- Elattoneura tetrica
- Esme
- Esme cyaneovittata
- Esme longistyla
- Esme mudiensis
-
- Melanoneura bilineata
- Prodasineura
- (Fraser, 1922)
- (Fraser, 1924)
- Prodasineura verticalis andamanensis (Fraser, 1924)
- Prodasineura verticalis annandalei (Fraser, 1921)
Synlestidae[]
- Megalestes
- Asahina, 1985
References[]
- Subramanian, K.A.; Babu, R. (2017). Checklist of Odonata (Insecta) of India. Version 3.0. www.zsi.gov.in
- Prasad, M. & Varshney R.K. (1995). A checklist of the Odonata of India including data on larval studies. Oriental Insects 29: 385-428.
- K.A.Subramanian (2005) Dragonflies and Damselflies of India-A field guide. PDF
External links[]
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