The species totals for each genus are from the 23 Dec 2020 World Odonata List.
Families are listed in alphabetic order within suborders, first Anisoptera, then Epiophlebioptera, then Zygoptera.
Taxon | Species Number |
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Taxon ODONATA | Species Number 6313 |
Taxon ANISOPTERA | Species Number 3092 |
Taxon Petaluridae | Species Number 11 |
Taxon
Petalura Phenes Tachopteryx Tanypteryx Uropetala |
Species Number
5 1 1 2 2 |
Taxon Aeshnidae | Species Number 488 |
Taxon
Acanthaeschna Adversaeschna Aeschnophlebia Aeshna Afroaeshna Agyrtacantha Allopetalia Amphiaeschna Anaciaeschna Anax Andaeschna Antipodophlebia Austroaeschna Austrogynacantha Austrophlebia Basiaeschna Boyeria Brachytron Caliaeschna Castoraeschna Cephalaeschna Coryphaeschna Dendroaeschna Dromaeschna Epiaeschna Gomphaeschna Gynacantha Gynacanthaeschna Heliaeschna Indaeschna Limnetron Linaeschna Nasiaeschna Neuraeschna Notoaeschna Oligoaeschna Oplonaeschna Oreaeschna Periaeschna Petaliaeschna Pinheyschna Planaeschna Plattycantha Polycanthagyna Racenaeschna Remartinia Rhionaeschna Sarasaeschna Spinaeschna Staurophlebia Sundaeschna Tetracanthagyna Triacanthagyna Zosteraeschna |
Species Number
1 1 2 31 1 6 2 1 7 32 5 1 20 1 2 1 7 1 1 9 27 8 1 2 1 2 99 1 11 2 2 1 1 15 2 19 2 2 13 5 6 30 3 3 1 4 42 18 2 5 2 6 5 9 |
Taxon Austropetaliidae | Species Number 11 |
Taxon
Archipetalia Austropetalia Hypopetalia Phyllopetalia |
Species Number
1 3 1 6 |
Taxon Gomphidae | Species Number 1009 |
Taxon
Acrogomphus Agriogomphus Amphigomphus Anisogomphus Anomalophlebia Anormogomphus Antipodogomphus Aphylla Archaeogomphus Arigomphus Armagomphus Asiagomphus Austroepigomphus Austrogomphus Borneogomphus Brasiliogomphus Burmagomphus Cacoides Ceratogomphus Cornigomphus Crenigomphus Cyanogomphus Cyclogomphus Davidioides Davidius Desmogomphus Diaphlebia Diastatomma Dromogomphus Dubitogomphus Ebegomphus Eogomphus Epigomphus Erpetogomphus Euthygomphus Fukienogomphus Gastrogomphus Gomphidia Gomphidictinus Gomphurus Gomphus Hagenius Heliogomphus Hemigomphus Ictinogomphus Idogomphoides Isomma Labrogomphus Lamelligomphus Leptogomphus Lestinogomphus Libyogomphus Lindenia Macrogomphus Malgassogomphus Mastigogomphus Mattigomphus Megalogomphus Melanocacus Melligomphus Merogomphus Microgomphus Neogomphus Nepogomphoides Nepogomphus Neurogomphus Nihonogomphus Notogomphus Nychogomphus Octogomphus Odontogomphus Onychogomphus Ophiogomphus Orientogomphus Paragomphus Perigomphus Perissogomphus Peruviogomphus Phaenandrogomphus Phanogomphus Phyllocycla Phyllogomphoides Phyllogomphus Platygomphus Praeviogomphus Progomphus Scalmogomphus Shaogomphus Sieboldius Sinictinogomphus Sinogomphus Stenogomphurus Stylogomphus Stylurus Tibiagomphus Tragogomphus Trigomphus Zephyrogomphus Zonophora |
Species Number
4 4 3 15 1 3 6 24 7 7 1 28 3 15 1 1 30 1 2 2 6 3 5 1 22 3 3 6 3 3 5 1 33 24 9 3 1 21 3 3 8 1 21 7 6 18 3 2 1 16 3 25 10 5 1 15 1 3 2 12 2 7 7 17 3 1 3 14 18 20 8 1 1 37 29 7 48 3 2 3 6 17 31 47 11 2 1 69 4 3 8 1 11 2 15 28 2 3 14 2 10 |
Taxon
Neopetaliidae |
Species Number
1 |
Taxon
Neopetalia |
Species Number
1 |
Taxon Chlorogomphidae | Species Number 52 |
Taxon
Chlorogomphus Chloropetalia Watanabeopetalia |
Species Number
44 4 4 |
Taxon Cordulegastridae | Species Number 51 |
Taxon
Anotogaster Cordulegaster Neallogaster |
Species Number
15 30 6 |
Taxon Macromiidae | Species Number 124 |
Taxon
Didymops Epophthalmia Macromia Phyllomacromia |
Species Number
2 6 80 36 |
Taxon Synthemistidae | Species Number 150 |
Taxon
Apocordulia Archaeophya Archaeosynthemis Austrocordulia Austrophya Austrosynthemis Choristhemis Cordulephya Eusynthemis Gomphomacromia Hesperocordulia Idionyx Idomacromia Lathrocordulia Lauromacromia Macromidia Micromidia Neocordulia Neophya Nesocordulia Oxygastra Palaeosynthemis Parasynthemis Pseudocordulia Syncordulia Synthemiopsis Synthemis Tonyosynthemis |
Species Number
1 2 4 3 2 1 2 4 15 4 1 29 3 2 6 10 3 16 1 6 1 13 1 2 4 1 11 2 |
Taxon Corduliidae | Species Number 165 |
Taxon
Aeschnosoma Antipodochlora Cordulia Corduliochlora Cordulisantosia Dorocordulia Epitheca Guadalca Helocordulia Hemicordulia Heteronaias Libellulosoma Metaphya Navicordulia Neurocordulia Paracordulia Pentathemis Procordulia Rialla Schizocordulia Somatochlora Williamsonia |
Species Number
8 1 2 1 3 2 12 1 2 42 1 1 3 13 7 1 1 18 1 1 42 2 |
Taxon Libellulidae | Species Number 1033 |
Taxon
Acisoma Aethiothemis Aethriamanta Agrionoptera Akrothemis Amphithemis Anatya Antidythemis Archaeophlebia Argyrothemis Atoconeura Atratothemis Austrothemis Bironides Boninthemis Brachydiplax Brachygonia Brachymesia Brachythemis Bradinopyga Brechmorhoga Camacinia Carajathemis Celebophlebia Celebothemis Celithemis Chalcostephia Chalybeothemis Cratilla Crocothemis Cyanothemis Deielia Diastatops Diplacina Diplacodes Dythemis Edonis Elasmothemis Eleuthemis Elga Epithemis Erythemis Fylgia Garrisonia Gynothemis Hadrothemis Hemistigma Huonia Hydrobasileus Hylaeothemis Hypothemis Idiataphe Indothemis Ladona Lanthanusa Lathrecista Leucorrhinia Libellula Lyriothemis Macrodiplax Macrothemis Malgassophlebia Miathyria Micrathyria Micromacromia Microtrigonia Misagria Nannodiplax Nannophlebia Nannophya Nannophyopsis Nannothemis Neodythemis Nephepeltia Nesciothemis Nesogonia Nesoxenia Neurothemis Nothodiplax Notiothemis Notolibellula Oligoclada Olpogastra Onychothemis Orchithemis Orionothemis Orthemis Orthetrum Oxythemis Pachydiplax Pacificothemis Palaeothemis Palpopleura Paltothemis Pantala Parazyxomma Perithemis Phyllothemis Planiplax Plathemis Pornothemis Porpax Potamarcha Protorthemis Pseudagrionoptera Pseudoleon Pseudothemis Pseudotramea Raphismia Rhodopygia Rhodothemis Rhyothemis Risiophlebia Scapanea Selysiothemis Sympetrum Tapeinothemis Tauriphila Thalassothemis Thermochoria Thermorthemis Tholymis Tramea Trithemis Trithetrum Tyriobapta Uracis Urothemis Viridithemis Ypirangathemis Zenithoptera Zygonoides Zygonychidium Zygonyx Zyxomma |
Species Number
6 13 6 9 2 3 2 2 1 1 6 1 1 5 1 7 3 3 6 4 15 2 3 3 1 2 1 8 1 3 2 10 1 4 1 8 28 10 7 1 8 5 2 1 10 61 1 1 4 7 2 15 3 4 1 4 2 3 7 1 14 28 16 2 42 5 2 48 4 5 4 1 26 9 2 1 14 6 5 1 2 17 1 2 1 25 1 6 3 1 28 66 1 1 1 1 7 3 2 1 12 2 5 2 2 6 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 4 25 2 1 1 56 1 5 14 1 2 2 2 21 50 2 3 7 9 1 1 4 4 1 23 6 |
Taxon EPIOPHLEBIOPTERA | Species Number 4 |
Taxon Epiophlebiidae | Species Number 4 |
Taxon Epiophlebia | Species Number 4 |
Taxon ZYGOPTERA | Species Number 3217 |
Taxon Hemiphlebiidae | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Hemiphlebia | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Perilestidae | Species Number 19 |
Taxon | Species Number |
Taxon Synlestidae | Species Number 50 |
Taxon
Chlorolestes Chorismagrion Ecchlorolestes Episynlestes Megalestes Nubiolestes Phylolestes Sinolestes Synlestes |
Species Number
7 1 2 3 18 1 1 1 3 |
Taxon Lestidae | Species Number 148 |
Taxon
Archilestes Austrolestes Chalcolestes Indolestes Lestes Orolestes Platylestes Sinhalestes Sympecma |
Species Number
9 10 2 34 81 5 3 1 3 |
Taxon Platystictidae | Species Number 278 |
Taxon
Ceylonosticta Drepanosticta Indosticta Palaemnema Platysticta Protosticta Sinosticta Sulcosticta Telosticta Yunnanosticta |
Species Number
22 127 1 43 4 53 4 5 17 2 |
Taxon Amphipterygidae | Species Number 5 |
Taxon Amphipteryx | Species Number 5 |
Taxon Argiolestidae | Species Number 117 |
Taxon
Allolestes Archargiolestes Argiolestes Austroargiolestes Caledargiolestes Caledopteryx Celebargiolestes Eoargiolestes Griseoargiolestes Luzonargiolestes Metagrion Miniargiolestes Nesolestes Neurolestes Podolestes Podopteryx Pyrrhargiolestes Solomonargiolestes Trineuragrion Wahnesia |
Species Number
1 3 13 10 2 2 4 1 7 2 18 1 16 2 9 3 7 2 1 13 |
Taxon Calopterygidae | Species Number 185 |
Taxon
Archineura Atrocalopteryx Bryoplathanon Caliphaea Calopteryx Echo Hetaerina Iridictyon Matrona Matronoides Mnais Neurobasis Noguciphaea Ormenophlebia Phaon Psolodesmus Sapho Umma Vestalaria Vestalis |
Species Number
3 8 1 6 16 5 39 2 9 1 9 24 12 3 4 3 2 7 10 5 16 |
Taxon Chlorocyphidae | Species Number 162 |
Taxon
Africocypha Aristocypha Calocypha Chlorocypha Cyrano Disparocypha Heliocypha Heterocypha Indocypha Libellago Melanocypha Pachycypha Platycypha Rhinocypha Rhinoneura Sclerocypha Stenocypha Sundacypha Watuwila |
Species Number
3 12 1 28 2 1 9 1 7 25 1 1 14 46 2 1 5 2 1 |
Taxon Devadattidae | Species Number 13 |
Taxon Devadatta | Species Number 13 |
Taxon Dicteriadidae | Species Number 2 |
Taxon
Dicterias Heliocharis |
Species Number
1 1 |
Taxon Euphaeidae | Species Number 78 |
Taxon
Anisopleura Bayadera Cryptophaea Cyclophaea Dysphaea Epallage Euphaea Heterophaea Schmidtiphaea |
Species Number
11 17 3 1 9 1 33 1 2 |
Taxon Heteragrionidae | Species Number 60 |
Taxon
Heteragrion Oxystigma |
Species Number
57 3 |
Taxon Hypolestidae | Species Number 3 |
Taxon Hypolestes | Species Number 3 |
Taxon Lestoideidae | Species Number 9 |
Taxon
Diphlebia Lestoidea |
Species Number
5 4 |
Taxon Megapodagrionidae | Species Number 29 |
Taxon
Allopodagrion Megapodagrion Teinopodagrion |
Species Number
3 1 25 |
Taxon Pentaphlebiidae | Species Number 3 |
Taxon Pentaphlebia | Species Number 3 |
Taxon Philogangidae | Species Number 4 |
Taxon Philoganga | Species Number 4 |
Taxon Philogeniidae | Species Number 42 |
Taxon
Archaeopodagrion Philogenia |
Species Number
4 38 |
Taxon Philosinidae | Species Number 12 |
Taxon
Philosina Rhinagrion |
Species Number
2 10 |
Taxon Polythoridae | Species Number 60 |
Taxon
Chalcopteryx Chalcothore Cora Euthore Polythore |
Species Number
5 1 8 14 10 21 1 |
Taxon Pseudolestidae | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Pseudolestes | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Rimanellidae | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Rimanella | Species Number 1 |
Taxon Thaumatoneuridae | Species Number 5 |
Taxon
Paraphlebia Thaumatoneura |
Species Number
4 1 |
Taxon
INCERTAE SEDIS 1 |
Species Number
69 |
Taxon
Agriomorpha Bornargiolestes Burmargiolestes Rhipidolestes |
Species Number
2 3 2 23 |
Taxon
INCERTAE SEDIS 2 |
Species Number
1 |
Taxon
Amanipodagrion |
Species Number 1 |
Taxon
INCERTAE SEDIS 3 |
Species Number
11 |
Taxon
Dimeragrion Heteropodagrion Mesagrion |
Species Number
5 5 1 |
Taxon
INCERTAE SEDIS 4 |
Species Number
2 |
Taxon
Mesopodagrion |
Species Number 2 |
Taxon
INCERTAE SEDIS 5 |
Species Number 5 |
Taxon
Priscagrion Sinocnemis |
Species Number
2 3 |
Taxon INCERTAE SEDIS 6 | Species Number 8 |
Taxon Protolestes | Species Number 8 |
Taxon INCERTAE SEDIS 7 | Species Number 10 |
Taxon Tatocnemis | Species Number 10 |
Taxon INCERTAE SEDIS 8 | Species Number 2 |
Taxon Sciotropis | Species Number 2 |
Taxon ISOSTICTIDAE | Species Number 47 |
Taxon
Austrosticta Cnemisticta Eurysticta Isosticta Labidiosticta Lithosticta Neosticta Oristicta Rhadinosticta Selysioneura Tanymecosticta Titanosticta |
Species Number
3 2 4 6 1 1 3 2 2 16 6 1 |
Taxon PLATYCNEMIDIDAE | Species Number 477 |
Taxon
Allocnemis Arabicnemis Arabineura Archboldargia Arrhenocnemis Asthenocnemis Caconeura Calicnemia Coeliccia Copera Cyanocnemis Disparoneura Elattoneura Esme Hylaeargia Idiocnemis Igneocnemis Indocnemis Lieftinckia Lochmaeocnemis Macrocnemis Matticnemis Melanoneura Mesocnemis Metacnemis Nosostica Onychargia Palaiargia Papuargia Paracnemis Paramecocnemis Phylloneura Platycnemis Prodasineura Proplatycnemis Pseudocopera Rhyacocnemis Risiocnemis Salomoncnemis Spesbona Stenochemis Torrenticnemis |
Species Number
18 1 1 3 3 2 5 23 79 10 1 2 45 3 5 23 20 3 7 1 1 1 1 5 1 83 2 26 2 2 5 1 13 37 12 4 4 18 1 1 1 1 |
Taxon COENAGRIONIDAE | Species Number 1356 |
Taxon
Acanthagrion Acanthallagma Aceratobasis Aciagrion Aeolagrion Africallagma Agriocnemis Amazoneura Amphiagrion Amphiallagma Amphicnemis Andinagrion Angelagrion Anomisma Antiagrion Apanisagrion Archibasis Argentagrion Argia Argiocnemis Austroagrion Austroallagma Austrocnemis Austrocoenagrion Austrotepuibasis Azuragrion Bromelagrion Caliagrion Calvertagrion Ceriagrion Chromagrion Coenagriocnemis Coenagrion Coryphagrion Cyanallagma Denticulobasis Diceratobasis Dolonagrion Drepanoneura Enacantha Enallagma Epipleoneura Epipotoneura Erythromma Fluminagrion Franciscagrion Franciscobasis Hesperagrion Hivaagrion Homeoura Huosoma Hylaeonympha Idioneura Inpabasis Ischnura Junix Lamproneura Leptagrion Leptobasis Leptocnemis Leucobasis Luzonobasis Mecistogaster Megalagrion Megaloprepus Melanesobasis Mesamphiagrion Mesoleptobasis Metaleptobasis Microstigma Millotagrion Minagrion Mortonagrion Nehalennia Neoerythromma Neoneura Nesobasis Oreiallagma Oreocnemis Oxyagrion Oxyallagma Pacificagrion Pandanobasis Papuagrion Paracercion Pericnemis Peristicta Phasmoneura Phoenicagrion Pinheyagrion Plagulibasis Platystigma Proischnura Proneura Protallagma Protoneura Psaironeura Pseudagrion Pseudostigma Pyrrhosoma Rhodischnura Roppaneura Sangabasis Schistolobos Stenagrion Teinobasis Telagrion Tepuibasis Thumatagrion Tigriagrion Tuberculobasis Tukanobasis Vanuatubasis Xanthagrion Xanthocnemis Xiphiagrion Zoniagrion |
Species Number
42 3 4 25 4 12 46 3 2 1 22 3 2 4 1 4 1 9 2 139 3 5 1 3 1 3 6 3 1 5 50 1 4 27 1 7 3 2 1 8 1 45 28 2 3 1 12 2 1 1 2 5 2 1 2 4 72 1 1 18 9 1 1 1 9 23 1 7 14 5 31 3 1 6 15 6 2 29 21 5 1 27 2 2 4 28 12 13 8 2 7 1 1 8 3 1 2 22 5 156 2 1 1 1 12 1 2 79 1 59 7 1 1 12 1 3 1 2 2 1 |
Taxon | Species Number |