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.

Aeshna

 * Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938 ※endemic subspecies

Anaciaeschna

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

Anax

 * Anax guttatus (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

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

Somatochlora

 * Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species

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
 * Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842

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

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)