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132 species shown in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Aeshnidae

4 genera

Agyrtacantha2 spp.
Agyrtacantha dirupta(Karsch, 1889)Recorded in MoluccasAgyrtacantha microstigma(Selys, 1878)Recorded in Moluccas
Anaciaeschna2 spp.
Anaciaeschna jaspidea(Burmeister, 1839)Recorded in MoluccasAnaciaeschna moluccanaLieftinck, 1930Recorded in Moluccas
Anax4 spp.
Anax fumosusHagen, 1867Recorded in MoluccasAnax gibbosulusRambur, 1842Recorded in MoluccasAnax guttatus(Burmeister, 1839)Recorded in MoluccasAnax panybeusHagen, 1867Recorded in Moluccas
Gynacantha6 spp.
Gynacantha calypsoRis, 1915Recorded in MoluccasGynacantha kirbyiKruger, 1898Recorded in MoluccasGynacantha mocsaryiFörster, 1898Recorded in MoluccasGynacantha nausicaaRis, 1915Recorded in MoluccasGynacantha pasiphaeLieftinck, 1948Recorded in MoluccasGynacantha rosenbergiBrauer, 1867Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Argiolestidae

2 genera

Argiolestes2 spp.
Argiolestes alfurusLieftinck, 1956Recorded in MoluccasArgiolestes obiensisLieftinck, 1956Recorded in Moluccas
Podopteryx1 spp.
Podopteryx roseonotataSelys, 1871Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Chlorocyphidae

1 genera

Rhinocypha3 spp.
Rhinocypha aurulentaFörster, 1903Recorded in MoluccasRhinocypha pagenstecheriFörster, 1897Recorded in MoluccasRhinocypha tinctaRambur, 1842Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Coenagrionidae

9 genera

Agriocnemis1 spp.
Agriocnemis femina(Brauer, 1868)Recorded in Moluccas
Archibasis1 spp.
Archibasis crucigeraLieftinck, 1949Recorded in Moluccas
Argiocnemis1 spp.
Argiocnemis rubescensSelys, 1877Recorded in Moluccas
Austroallagma1 spp.
Austroallagma sagittiferum(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in Moluccas
Ceriagrion2 spp.
Ceriagrion aeruginosum(Brauer, 1869)Recorded in MoluccasCeriagrion batjanumAsahina, 1967Recorded in Moluccas
Ischnura2 spp.
Ischnura heterosticta(Burmeister, 1839)Recorded in MoluccasIschnura senegalensis(Rambur, 1842)Recorded in Moluccas
Pseudagrion6 spp.
Pseudagrion celebenseLieftinck, 1937Recorded in MoluccasPseudagrion coriaceumSelys, 1876Recorded in MoluccasPseudagrion crocopsSelys, 1876Recorded in MoluccasPseudagrion ustumSelys, 1876Recorded in MoluccasPseudagrion acutidensSeehausen, Kalkman & Bedjanič, 2022Recorded in MoluccasPseudagrion halmaheraeSeehausen, Kalkman & Bedjanič, 2025Recorded in Moluccas
Teinobasis4 spp.
Teinobasis helvolaLieftinck, 1930Recorded in MoluccasTeinobasis lorquini(Selys, 1877)Recorded in MoluccasTeinobasis rufithorax(Selys, 1877)Recorded in MoluccasTeinobasis superba(Hagen in Selys, 1877)Recorded in Moluccas
Xiphiagrion1 spp.
Xiphiagrion cyanomelasSelys, 1876Recorded in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Corduliidae

2 genera

Hemicordulia1 spp.
Hemicordulia toxopeiLieftinck, 1926Recorded in Moluccas
Procordulia1 spp.
Procordulia leopoldiFraser, 1932Recorded in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Gomphidae

1 genera

Ictinogomphus1 spp.
Ictinogomphus lieftincki(Schmidt, 1934)Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Isostictidae

2 genera

Selysioneura2 spp.
Selysioneura aglaiaLieftinck, 1953Recorded in MoluccasSelysioneura thaliaLieftinck, 1953Recorded in Moluccas
Tanymecosticta3 spp.
Tanymecosticta capillarisLieftinck, 1959Recorded in MoluccasTanymecosticta fissicollis(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in MoluccasTanymecosticta simonaeLieftinck, 1969Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Lestidae

2 genera

Indolestes3 spp.
Indolestes alfurusLieftinck, 1960Recorded in MoluccasIndolestes aruanusLieftinck, 1951Recorded in MoluccasIndolestes tenuissimus(Lieftinck, 1906)Recorded in Moluccas
Lestes1 spp.
Lestes praemorsusHagen in Selys, 1862Recorded in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Libellulidae

26 genera

Agrionoptera4 spp.
Agrionoptera cynthiaeLieftinck, 1942Recorded in MoluccasAgrionoptera insignis(rambur, 1842)Recorded in MoluccasAgrionoptera longitudinalisSelys, 1878Recorded in MoluccasAgrionoptera similisSelys, 1879Recorded in Moluccas
Brachydiplax1 spp.
Brachydiplax duivenbodei(Brauer, 1866)Recorded in Moluccas
Camacinia1 spp.
Camacinia gigantea(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in Moluccas
Papuathemis1 spp.
Papuathemis phoebeRis, 1919Recorded in Moluccas
Diplacodes3 spp.
Diplacodes bipunctata(Brauer, 1865)Recorded in MoluccasDiplacodes nebulosa(Fabricius, 1793)Recorded in MoluccasDiplacodes trivialis(rambur, 1842)Recorded in Moluccas
Huonia4 spp.
Huonia aruanaLieftinck, 1935Recorded in MoluccasHuonia daphneLieftinck, 1953Recorded in MoluccasHuonia ferentinaLieftinck, 1953Recorded in MoluccasHuonia rheophilaLieftinck, 1935Recorded in Moluccas
Hydrobasileus2 spp.
Hydrobasileus brevistylus(Brauer, 1865)Recorded in MoluccasHydrobasileus vittatusKirby, 1889Recorded in Moluccas
Lathrecista1 spp.
Lathrecista asiatica(Fabricius, 1798)Recorded in Moluccas
Lyriothemis1 spp.
Lyriothemis meyeri(Selys, 1878)Recorded in Moluccas
Macrodiplax1 spp.
Macrodiplax cora(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in Moluccas
Nannophlebia5 spp.
Nannophlebia aerostibaLieftinck, 1955Recorded in MoluccasNannophlebia anacharisLieftinck, 1955Recorded in MoluccasNannophlebia arethusaLieftinck, 1948Recorded in MoluccasNannophlebia buruensisLieftinck, 1926Recorded in MoluccasNannophlebia lorquini(Selys, 1869)Recorded in Moluccas
Nannophya1 spp.
Nannophya pygmaeaRambur, 1842Recorded in Moluccas
Nesoxenia1 spp.
Nesoxenia mysis(Selys, 1878)Recorded in Moluccas
Neurothemis3 spp.
Neurothemis decora(Brauer, 1866)Recorded in MoluccasNeurothemis manadensis(Boisduval, 1835)Recorded in MoluccasNeurothemis ramburii(Brauer, 1866)Recorded in Moluccas
Orthetrum5 spp.
Orthetrum sabina(Drury, 1773)Recorded in MoluccasOrthetrum glaucum(Brauer, 1865)Recorded in MoluccasOrthetrum serapiaWatson, 1984Recorded in MoluccasOrthetrum signiferumLieftinck, 1926Recorded in MoluccasOrthetrum villosovittatum(Brauer, 1868)Recorded in Moluccas
Pantala1 spp.
Pantala flavescens(Fabricius, 1798)Recorded in Moluccas
Protorthemis1 spp.
Protorthemis coronata(Kaup in Brauer, 1866)Recorded in Moluccas
Raphismia1 spp.
Raphismia bispina(Hagen, 1867)Recorded in Moluccas
Rhodothemis1 spp.
Rhodothemis nigripesLohmann, 1984Recorded in Moluccas
Rhyothemis4 spp.
Rhyothemis graphiptera(Rambur, 1842)Recorded in MoluccasRhyothemis pygmaea(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in MoluccasRhyothemis regia(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in MoluccasRhyothemis resplendensSelys, 1878Recorded in Moluccas
Tetrathemis2 spp.
Tetrathemis irregularisBrauer, 1868Recorded in MoluccasTetrathemis leptoptera(Selys, 1869)Recorded in Moluccas
Tholymis1 spp.
Tholymis tillarga(Fabricius, 1798)Recorded in Moluccas
Tramea4 spp.
Tramea rosenbergiBrauer, 1866Recorded in MoluccasTramea transmarinaBrauer, 1867Recorded in MoluccasTramea eurybiaSelys, 1878Recorded in MoluccasTramea loewiiKaup in Brauer, 1866Recorded in Moluccas
Trithemis1 spp.
Trithemis festiva(Rambur, 1842)Recorded in Moluccas
Urothemis1 spp.
Urothemis bisignataBrauer, 1868Recorded in Moluccas
Zyxomma3 spp.
Zyxomma elgneriRis, 1913Recorded in MoluccasZyxomma multinervorumCarpenter, 1897Recorded in MoluccasZyxomma petiolatumRambur, 1842Recorded in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Macromiidae

2 genera

Epophthalmia1 spp.
Epophthalmia australisHagen, 1867Recorded in Moluccas
Macromia1 spp.
Macromia chalciopeLieftinck, 1952Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Platycnemididae

2 genera

Nososticta8 spp.
Nososticta circumscripta(Selys, 1886)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta eburnea(Förster, 1897)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta egregia(Lieftinck, 1937)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta exul(Selys, 1886)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta halmaheraTheischinger, 2015Recorded in MoluccasNososticta moluccensis(Selys, 1886)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta phoenissa(Ris, 1929)Recorded in MoluccasNososticta rosea(Ris, 1913)Recorded in Moluccas
Palaiargia4 spp.
Palaiargia tanysipteraLieftinck, 1953Recorded in MoluccasPalaiargia optata(Hagen in Selys, 1865)Recorded in MoluccasPalaiargia perimecosomaLieftinck, 1957Recorded in MoluccasPalaiargia obiensisLieftinck, 1957Recorded in Moluccas

Zygoptera

Platystictidae

1 genera

Drepanosticta12 spp.
Drepanosticta psygmavan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta sembilanensisvan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta siuvan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta amboinensisvan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta moluccanaLieftinck, 1938Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta obiensisvan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta halmaheravan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta robustaFraser, 1926Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta seramensisvan Tol & Bedjanič, 2018Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta pararudiculaTheischinger, Lupiyaningdyah & Richards, 2015Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta rudiculavan Tol, 2007Recorded in MoluccasDrepanosticta bifidavan Tol, 2007Recorded in Moluccas

Anisoptera

Synthemistidae

1 genera

Palaeosynthemis1 spp.
Palaeosynthemis alecto(Lieftinck, 1953)Recorded in Moluccas