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.
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 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
Agrionoptera
Agrionoptera insignis similis Selys, 1879
Brachydiplax
Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911
Brachythemis
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
Crocothemis
Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury, 1770)
Deielia
Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)
Diplacodes
Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)
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)
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
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
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)
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