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Browse dragonfly and damselfly species currently included in the Odonata of Indonesia database. Each species links to its canonical route under suborder, family, and genus.

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Species

162

Genera

21

Families

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353 species shown in Papua

Anisoptera

Aeshnidae

6 genera

Zygoptera

Argiolestidae

5 genera

Zygoptera

Calopterygidae

1 genera

Zygoptera

Chlorocyphidae

1 genera

Zygoptera

Coenagrionidae

14 genera

Aciagrion2 spp.
Agriocnemis3 spp.
Archibasis2 spp.
Argiocnemis2 spp.
Austroagrion1 spp.
Austrocnemis1 spp.
Ceriagrion2 spp.
Ischnura10 spp.
Papuagrion24 spp.
Plagulibasis1 spp.
Pseudagrion9 spp.
Teinobasis27 spp.
Thaumatagrion1 spp.
Xiphiagrion2 spp.

Anisoptera

Corduliidae

3 genera

Anisoptera

Gomphidae

1 genera

Zygoptera

Isostictidae

2 genera

Zygoptera

Lestidae

3 genera

Anisoptera

Libellulidae

34 genera

Aethriamanta1 spp.
Agrionoptera3 spp.
Akrothemis1 spp.
Bironides2 spp.
Brachydiplax2 spp.
Camacinia2 spp.
Crocothemis1 spp.
Papuathemis1 spp.
Diplacodes4 spp.
Huonia9 spp.
Hydrobasileus2 spp.
Lanthanusa3 spp.
Lathrecista1 spp.
Lyriothemis2 spp.
Macrodiplax1 spp.
Microtrigonia2 spp.
Nannodiplax1 spp.
Nannophlebia11 spp.
Nannophya1 spp.
Nesoxenia1 spp.
Neurothemis5 spp.
Orthetrum5 spp.
Pantala1 spp.
Potamarcha1 spp.
Protorthemis1 spp.
Raphismia1 spp.
Rhodothemis4 spp.
Rhyothemis7 spp.
Tetrathemis1 spp.
Tholymis1 spp.
Tramea5 spp.
Trithemis1 spp.
Urothemis2 spp.
Zyxomma3 spp.

Anisoptera

Macromiidae

1 genera

Zygoptera

Platycnemididae

10 genera

Archboldargia3 spp.
Arrhenocnemis2 spp.
Cyanocnemis1 spp.
Hylaeargia2 spp.
Lochmaeocnemis1 spp.
Nososticta33 spp.
Nososticta atrocyana(Lieftinck, 1960)Recorded in PapuaNososticta aurantiaca(Lieftinck, 1938)Recorded in PapuaNososticta beatrix(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta callisphaena(Lieftinck, 1937)Recorded in PapuaNososticta chalybeostoma(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta cyanura(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta doraKovács & Theischinger, 2016Recorded in PapuaNososticta dorsonigra(Martin, 1902)Recorded in PapuaNososticta erythroprocta(Selys, 1886)Recorded in PapuaNososticta erythrura(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta evelynae(Lieftinck, 1960)Recorded in PapuaNososticta exul(Selys, 1886)Recorded in PapuaNososticta fonticola(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta hiroakiiSasamoto, 2007Recorded in PapuaNososticta interruptaTheischinger & Richards, 2015Recorded in PapuaNososticta irene(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta kaizeiTheischinger & Richards, 2015Recorded in PapuaNososticta marina(Ris, 1913)Recorded in PapuaNososticta melanoxantha(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta nigrifrons(Ris, 1913)Recorded in PapuaNososticta nigrofasciata(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta petiKovács & Theischinger, 2023Recorded in PapuaNososticta plagiata(Selys, 1886)Recorded in PapuaNososticta plagioxantha(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaNososticta pseudexul(Ris, 1913)Recorded in PapuaNososticta pyroprocta(Lieftinck, 1960)Recorded in PapuaNososticta rangifera(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta rosea(Ris, 1913)Recorded in PapuaNososticta rufipesTheischinger & Kalkman, 2014Recorded in PapuaNososticta silvicola(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta thalassina(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaNososticta wallacii(Selys, 1886)Recorded in PapuaNososticta xanthe(Lieftinck, 1938)Recorded in Papua
Palaiargia17 spp.
Paramecocnemis2 spp.
Torrenticnemis1 spp.
Idiocnemis10 spp.

Zygoptera

Platystictidae

1 genera

Anisoptera

Synthemistidae

1 genera