# 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 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

### 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

* 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

#### Somatochlora

* Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species

### Libellulidae
#### 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

## Zygoptera
### Coenagrionidae
#### 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 editus Needham, 1930

### 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)