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 |
---|---|
ODONATA | 6313 |
ANISOPTERA | 3092 |
Petaluridae | 11 |
Petalura Phenes Tachopteryx Tanypteryx Uropetala |
5 1 1 2 2 |
Aeshnidae | 488 |
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 |
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 |
Austropetaliidae | 11 |
Archipetalia Austropetalia Hypopetalia Phyllopetalia |
1 3 1 6 |
Gomphidae | 1009 |
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 |
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 |
Neopetaliidae |
1 |
Neopetalia |
1 |
Chlorogomphidae | 52 |
Chlorogomphus Chloropetalia Watanabeopetalia |
44 4 4 |
Cordulegastridae | 51 |
Anotogaster Cordulegaster Neallogaster |
15 30 6 |
Macromiidae | 124 |
Didymops Epophthalmia Macromia Phyllomacromia |
2 6 80 36 |
Synthemistidae | 150 |
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 |
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 |
Corduliidae | 165 |
Aeschnosoma Antipodochlora Cordulia Corduliochlora Cordulisantosia Dorocordulia Epitheca Guadalca Helocordulia Hemicordulia Heteronaias Libellulosoma Metaphya Navicordulia Neurocordulia Paracordulia Pentathemis Procordulia Rialla Schizocordulia Somatochlora Williamsonia |
8 1 2 1 3 2 12 1 2 42 1 1 3 13 7 1 1 18 1 1 42 2 |
Libellulidae | 1033 |
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 |
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 |
EPIOPHLEBIOPTERA | 4 |
Epiophlebiidae | 4 |
Epiophlebia | 4 |
ZYGOPTERA | 3217 |
Hemiphlebiidae | 1 |
Hemiphlebia | 1 |
Perilestidae | 19 |
Synlestidae | 50 |
Chlorolestes Chorismagrion Ecchlorolestes Episynlestes Megalestes Nubiolestes Phylolestes Sinolestes Synlestes |
7 1 2 3 18 1 1 1 3 |
Lestidae | 148 |
Archilestes Austrolestes Chalcolestes Indolestes Lestes Orolestes Platylestes Sinhalestes Sympecma |
9 10 2 34 81 5 3 1 3 |
Platystictidae | 278 |
Ceylonosticta Drepanosticta Indosticta Palaemnema Platysticta Protosticta Sinosticta Sulcosticta Telosticta Yunnanosticta |
22 127 1 43 4 53 4 5 17 2 |
Amphipterygidae | 5 |
Amphipteryx | 5 |
Argiolestidae | 117 |
Allolestes Archargiolestes Argiolestes Austroargiolestes Caledargiolestes Caledopteryx Celebargiolestes Eoargiolestes Griseoargiolestes Luzonargiolestes Metagrion Miniargiolestes Nesolestes Neurolestes Podolestes Podopteryx Pyrrhargiolestes Solomonargiolestes Trineuragrion Wahnesia |
1 3 13 10 2 2 4 1 7 2 18 1 16 2 9 3 7 2 1 13 |
Calopterygidae | 185 |
Archineura Atrocalopteryx Bryoplathanon Caliphaea Calopteryx Echo Hetaerina Iridictyon Matrona Matronoides Mnais Neurobasis Noguciphaea Ormenophlebia Phaon Psolodesmus Sapho Umma Vestalaria Vestalis |
3 8 1 6 16 5 39 2 9 1 9 24 12 3 4 3 2 7 10 5 16 |
Chlorocyphidae | 162 |
Africocypha Aristocypha Calocypha Chlorocypha Cyrano Disparocypha Heliocypha Heterocypha Indocypha Libellago Melanocypha Pachycypha Platycypha Rhinocypha Rhinoneura Sclerocypha Stenocypha Sundacypha Watuwila |
3 12 1 28 2 1 9 1 7 25 1 1 14 46 2 1 5 2 1 |
Devadattidae | 13 |
Devadatta | 13 |
Dicteriadidae | 2 |
Dicterias Heliocharis |
1 1 |
Euphaeidae | 78 |
Anisopleura Bayadera Cryptophaea Cyclophaea Dysphaea Epallage Euphaea Heterophaea Schmidtiphaea |
11 17 3 1 9 1 33 1 2 |
Heteragrionidae | 60 |
Heteragrion Oxystigma |
57 3 |
Hypolestidae | 3 |
Hypolestes | 3 |
Lestoideidae | 9 |
Diphlebia Lestoidea |
5 4 |
Megapodagrionidae | 29 |
Allopodagrion Megapodagrion Teinopodagrion |
3 1 25 |
Pentaphlebiidae | 3 |
Pentaphlebia | 3 |
Philogangidae | 4 |
Philoganga | 4 |
Philogeniidae | 42 |
Archaeopodagrion Philogenia |
4 38 |
Philosinidae | 12 |
Philosina Rhinagrion |
2 10 |
Polythoridae | 60 |
Chalcopteryx Chalcothore Cora Euthore Polythore |
5 1 8 14 10 21 1 |
Pseudolestidae | 1 |
Pseudolestes | 1 |
Rimanellidae | 1 |
Rimanella | 1 |
Thaumatoneuridae | 5 |
Paraphlebia Thaumatoneura |
4 1 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 1 |
69 |
Agriomorpha Bornargiolestes Burmargiolestes Rhipidolestes |
2 3 2 23 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 2 |
1 |
Amanipodagrion |
1 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 3 |
11 |
Dimeragrion Heteropodagrion Mesagrion |
5 5 1 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 4 |
2 |
Mesopodagrion |
2 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 5 |
5 |
Priscagrion Sinocnemis |
2 3 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 6 | 8 |
Protolestes | 8 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 7 | 10 |
Tatocnemis | 10 |
INCERTAE SEDIS 8 | 2 |
Sciotropis | 2 |
ISOSTICTIDAE | 47 |
Austrosticta Cnemisticta Eurysticta Isosticta Labidiosticta Lithosticta Neosticta Oristicta Rhadinosticta Selysioneura Tanymecosticta Titanosticta |
3 2 4 6 1 1 3 2 2 16 6 1 |
PLATYCNEMIDIDAE | 477 |
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 |
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 |
COENAGRIONIDAE | 1356 |
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 |
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 |