List of Odonata species of Taiwan
Appearance
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
[edit]Aeshnidae
[edit]Aeshna
[edit]- Aeshna petalura taiyal Asahina, 1938 ※endemic subspecies
Anaciaeschna
[edit]- Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anaciaeschna martini Selys, 1897
Anax
[edit]- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anax nigrofasciatus nigrofasciatus Oguma, 1915
- Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
- Anax parthenope julius Brauer, 1865
Cephaleschna
[edit]- Cephalaeschna risi Asahina, 1981
Gynacantha
[edit]- Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
- Gynacantha hyalina Selys, 1882
- Gynacantha japonica Bartenef, 1909
- Gynacantha ryukyuensis Asahina, 1962
- Gynacantha saltatrix Martin, 1909
Periaeschna magdalena
[edit]- Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909
Planaeschna
[edit]- Planaeschna ishigakiana flavostria Yeh, 1996 ※endemic subspecies
- Planaeschna risi risi Asahina, 1964
- Planaeschna taiwana Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species
Polycanthagyna
[edit]- Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
- Polycanthagyna melanictera (Selys, 1883)
- Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)
Sarasaeschna
[edit]- Sarasaeschna lieni (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species
- Sarasaeschna pyanan (Asahina, 1915) ※endemic species
- Sarasaeschna tsaopiensis (Yeh et Chen, 2000) ※endemic species
Gomphidae
[edit]Anisogomphus
[edit]- Anisogomphus koxingai Chao, 1954
- Anisogomphus maacki (Selys, 1872)
Asiagomphus
[edit]- Asiagomphus hainanensis (Chao, 1953)
- Asiagomphus pacificus (Chao, 1953)
- Asiagomphus perlaetus (Chao, 1953)
- Asiagomphus septimus (Needham, 1930)
Bumagomphus
[edit]- Bumagomphus vermicularis (Matin, 1904)
Fukienogomphus
[edit]- Fukienogomphus prometheus (Lieftinck, 1939)
Gomphidia
[edit]- Gomphidia confluens Selys, 1878
- Gomphidia kruegeri fukienensis Chao, 1955
Heliogomphus
[edit]- Heliogomphus retroflexus (Ris, 1912)
Ictinogomphus
[edit]- Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
Lamelligomphus
[edit]- Lamelligomphus formosanus (Matsumursa, 1926)
Leptogomphus
[edit]- Leptogomphus sauteri Ris, 1912
- L. s. formosanus Matsumura, 1926 ※endemic species
- L. s. sauteri Ris, 1912 ※endemic species
Merogomphus
[edit]- Merogomphus paviei Martin, 1904
Sieboldius
[edit]- Sieboldius deflexus (Chao, 1955)
Sinictinogomphus
[edit]- Sinictinogomphus clavatus (Fabricius, 1775)
Sinogomphus
[edit]- Sinogomphus formosanus Asahina, 1951 ※endemic species
Stylogomphus
[edit]- Stylogomphus change Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
- Stylogomphus shirozui shirozui Asahina, 1966 ※endemic species
Stylurus
[edit]- Stylurus takashii (Asahina, 1966) ※endemic species
Cordulegastridae
[edit]Anotogaster
[edit]- Anotogaster flaveola Lohemann, 1993 ※endemic species
- Anotogaster sieboldii (Selys, 1854)
Chlorogomphus
[edit]- Chlorogomphus brevistigma Oguma, 1926 ※endemic species
- Chlorogomphus risi Chen, 1950 ※endemic species
- Chlorogomphus splendidus Selys, 1878
- Chlorogomphus suzukii (Oguma, 1926)
Cordullidae
[edit]Epophthalmia
[edit]- Epophthalmia elegans (Brauer, 1865)
Hemicordulia
[edit]- Hemicordulia mindana nipponica Asahina, 1980
Macromia
[edit]- Macromia chui Asahina, 1968 ※endemic species
- Macromia clio Ris, 1916
- Macromia urania Ris, 1916
Macromidia
[edit]- Macromidia ishidai Asahina, 1964 [1]
Somatochlora
[edit]- Somatochlora taiwana Inoue and Yokota, 2001 ※endemic species
Libellulidae
[edit]Acisoma
[edit]- Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera
[edit]- Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Brachydiplax
[edit]- Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911
Brachythemis
[edit]- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
Cratilla
[edit]- Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck, 1953
Crocothemis
[edit]- Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)
Deielia
[edit]- Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)
Diplacodes
[edit]- Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)
Hydrobasileus
[edit]- Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
Lathrecisata
[edit]- Lathrecisata asiatica asiatica (Frbricius, 1798)
Lyriothemis
[edit]- Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
- Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883
Macrodiplax
[edit]- Macrodiplax cora (Brauer, 1867)
Nannophya
[edit]- Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Nannophyopsis
[edit]- Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930)
Neurothemis
[edit]- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
- Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup, 1866)
- Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury, 1773)
Onychothemis
[edit]- Onychothemis testacea tonkinensis Martin, 1904
Orthetrum
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
Potamarcha
[edit]- Potamarcha congener congener (Rambur, 1842)
Pseudothemis
[edit]- Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)
Rhyothemis
[edit]- Rhyothemis regia regia (Brauer, 1867)
- Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
- Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
- Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
- Rhyothemis variegate arria (Drury, 1773)
Sympetrum
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
Tramea
[edit]- Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
- T. t. euryale (Selys, 1878)
- T. t. propinqua (Lieftinck, 1942)
- Tramea Virginia (Rambur, 1842)
Trithemis
[edit]- Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
- Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
- Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)
Urothemis
[edit]- Urothemis signata yiei Asahina, 1972 ※endemic subspecies
Zygonyx
[edit]- Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966
Zyxomma
[edit]- Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881 [1]
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Zygoptera
[edit]Coenagrionidae
[edit]Aciagrion migratum
[edit]- Aciagrion migratum (Selys, 1876)
Agriocnemis
[edit]- Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
- Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
Ceriagrion
[edit]- Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion fallax fallax Ris, 1914
- Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
- Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
Ischnura
[edit]- Ischnura asiatica (Brauer, 1865)
- Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer, 1865)
- Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)
Mortonagrion
[edit]- Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972
- Mortonagrion selenion (Ris, 1916)
Onychargia
[edit]- Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865
Paracercion
[edit]- Paracercion calamorum dyeri (Fraser, 1919)
- Paracercion sexlineatum (Selys, 1883)
- Paracercion sieboldii (Selys, 1876)
Pseudagrion
[edit]- Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum (Brauer, 1868)
Platycnemididae
[edit]Calicnemia
[edit]- Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)
Coeliccia
[edit]- Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912
- Coeliccia flavicauda flavicauda Ris, 1912 ※endemic subspecies
Copera
[edit]- Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
Protoneuridae
[edit]- Prodasineura croconota (Ris, 1916)
Euphaeidae
[edit]Bayadera
[edit]- Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928 ※endemic subspecies
Euphaea
[edit]- Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869 ※endemic species
Lestidae
[edit]Indolestes
[edit]- Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)
Lestes
[edit]- Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
- Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby 1893
Orolestes
[edit]- Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Megapodagrionidae
[edit]- Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912
Synlestidae
[edit]Megalestes
[edit]- Megalestes maai Chen, 1947
Sinolestes
[edit]- Sinolestes editus Needham, 1930 [1]
Calopterygidae
[edit]Matrona
[edit]- Matrona cyanoptera Hamalainen and Yeh, 2000 ※endemic species
Mnais
[edit]- Mnais andersoni tenuis Oguma, 1913
Neurobasis
[edit]- Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psolodesmus
[edit]- Psolodesmus mandarinus McLachlan, 1870
- P. m. dorothea Williamson, 1904 ※endemic subspecies
- P. m. mandarinus McLachlan, 1870 ※endemic subspecies
Chlorocyphidae
[edit]Aristocypha
[edit]- Aristocypha baibarana (Matsumura, 1931) ※endemic species
Heliocypha
[edit]- Heliocypha perforate perforate (Percheron, 1835)
Libellago
[edit]- Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister, 1839)
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c 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
[edit]- 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.