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Anisoptera
Aeshnidae
6 genera
Agyrtacantha4 spp.
Anaciaeschna2 spp.
Anax5 spp.
Gynacantha5 spp.
Oreaeschna1 spp.
Zygoptera
Argiolestidae
5 genera
Argiolestes9 spp.
Argiolestes amphistylusLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes australisWalker, 1952Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes fojaKalkman, 2010Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes macrostylisRis, 1913Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes pallidistylusSelys, 1878Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes roonKalkman, 2010Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes spungisiKalnins in Telnov, 2017Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes vargaKovács & Theischinger, 2021Recorded in PapuaArgiolestes zaneKalnins, 2014Recorded in Papua
Metagrion12 spp.
Metagrion coartans(Lieftinck, 1956)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion connectens(Lieftinck, 1956)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion convergens(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion fontinale(Lieftinck, 1956)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion lamprostomum(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion ochrostomum(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion ornatum(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion pectitum(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion postnodale(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion sponsus(Lieftinck, 1956)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion subornatum(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaMetagrion triste(Lieftinck, 1935)Recorded in Papua
Podopteryx3 spp.
Pyrrhargiolestes1 spp.
Wahnesia1 spp.
Zygoptera
Calopterygidae
1 genera
Zygoptera
Chlorocyphidae
1 genera
Rhinocypha1 spp.
Zygoptera
Coenagrionidae
14 genera
Aciagrion2 spp.
Agriocnemis3 spp.
Archibasis2 spp.
Argiocnemis2 spp.
Austroagrion1 spp.
Austrocnemis1 spp.
Ceriagrion2 spp.
Ischnura10 spp.
Ischnura arielLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaIschnura armeniaca(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaIschnura aurora(Brauer, 1865)Recorded in PapuaIschnura heterosticta(Burmeister, 1839)Recorded in PapuaIschnura isoetesLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaIschnura lorentzi(Ris, 1913)Recorded in PapuaIschnura oreada(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaIschnura senegalensis(Rambur, 1842)Recorded in PapuaIschnura stueberiLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaIschnura xanthocyane(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in Papua
Papuagrion24 spp.
Papuagrion auriculatumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion corruptumLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion digitiferumLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion ekariLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion flavipedumLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion flavithorax(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion fraterculumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion insulareLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion laminatumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion magnanimum(Selys, 1876)Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion mariboriOrr & Kalkman, 2016Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion marijanmatokiOrr & Richards, 2016Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion occipitale(Selys, 1877)Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion oppositumLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion pandanicolumLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion paramelesLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion pesechemLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion prothoracaleLieftinck, 1935Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion rectangulareLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion reductumRis, 1913Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion rufipedumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion spinicaudumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion stellimontanumOrr & Kalkman, 2016Recorded in PapuaPapuagrion degeneratumLieftinck, 1937Recorded in Papua
Plagulibasis1 spp.
Pseudagrion9 spp.
Pseudagrion cingillum(Brauer, 1869)Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion civicumLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion coarctatumLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion farinicolleLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion fumipennisPolhemus, 2008Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion pelecotomumLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion silaceumLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion starreanumLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPseudagrion crenatumSeehausen & Marinov, 2026Recorded in Papua
Teinobasis27 spp.
Teinobasis albulaRis, 1915Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis alternansLieftinck, 1935Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis angusticlaviaRis, 1913Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis aquilaTheischinger & Kalkman, 2014Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis argiocnemisLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis aureaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis buwaldaiLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis debeaufortiLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis dominulaLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis fulgensLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis laglaizei(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis lieftinckiTheischinger & Kalkman, 2014Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis luciaeLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis micansLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis michalskiiTheischinger & Kalkman, 2014Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis nitescensLieftinck, 1935Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis olthofiLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis pretiosa(Selys, 1877)Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis prothoracica(Selys, 1877)Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis pulverulentaRis, 1915Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis rufithorax(Selys, 1877)Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis scintillansLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis serenaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis splendensTheischinger & Kalkman, 2014Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis stigmatizansLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis wallaceiCampion, 1924Recorded in PapuaTeinobasis sjuppKalkman, 2008Recorded in Papua
Thaumatagrion1 spp.
Anisoptera
Corduliidae
3 genera
Hemicordulia5 spp.
Metaphya1 spp.
Anisoptera
Gomphidae
1 genera
Ictinogomphus1 spp.
Zygoptera
Isostictidae
2 genera
Selysioneura9 spp.
Selysioneura bacillusRis, 1915Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura capreolaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura cervicornuFörster, 1900Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura corneliaLieftinck, 1953Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura phasmaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura ranatraLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura stenomantisLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura umbratilisLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaSelysioneura veniliaLieftinck, 1953Recorded in Papua
Zygoptera
Lestidae
3 genera
Indolestes8 spp.
Indolestes albicaudus(McLachlan, 1895)Recorded in PapuaIndolestes goniocercusLieftinck, 1960Recorded in PapuaIndolestes linsleyiLieftinck, 1960Recorded in PapuaIndolestes lundquisti(Lieftinck, 1949)Recorded in PapuaIndolestes luxatus(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaIndolestes lygisticercus(Lieftinck, 1932)Recorded in PapuaIndolestes risi(van der Weele, 1909)Recorded in PapuaIndolestes tenuissimus(Lieftinck, 1906)Recorded in Papua
Platylestes1 spp.
Anisoptera
Libellulidae
34 genera
Aethriamanta1 spp.
Agrionoptera3 spp.
Akrothemis1 spp.
Bironides2 spp.
Brachydiplax2 spp.
Camacinia2 spp.
Crocothemis1 spp.
Papuathemis1 spp.
Diplacodes4 spp.
Huonia9 spp.
Huonia arborophilaLieftinck, 1942Recorded in PapuaHuonia epinephelaFörster, 1903Recorded in PapuaHuonia hylophilaLieftinck, 1942Recorded in PapuaHuonia hypsophilaLieftinck, 1963Recorded in PapuaHuonia oreophilaLieftinck, 1935Recorded in PapuaHuonia rheophilaLieftinck, 1935Recorded in PapuaHuonia silvicolaLieftinck, 1942Recorded in PapuaHuonia thaisLieftinck, 1953Recorded in PapuaHuonia thisbeLieftinck, 1953Recorded in Papua
Hydrobasileus2 spp.
Lanthanusa3 spp.
Lathrecista1 spp.
Lyriothemis2 spp.
Macrodiplax1 spp.
Microtrigonia2 spp.
Nannodiplax1 spp.
Nannophlebia11 spp.
Nannophlebia adoniraLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia alexiaLieftinck, 1933Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia amaryllisLieftinck, 1955Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia amnosiaLieftinck, 1955Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia amphicyllisLieftinck, 1933Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia ampycteriaLieftinck, 1933Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia anatyaLieftinck, 1933Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia antiacanthaLieftinck, 1963Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia biroi(Förster, 1900)Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia leoboppiOrr & Kalkman, 2015Recorded in PapuaNannophlebia axiagastaLieftinck, 1933Recorded in Papua
Nannophya1 spp.
Nesoxenia1 spp.
Neurothemis5 spp.
Orthetrum5 spp.
Pantala1 spp.
Potamarcha1 spp.
Protorthemis1 spp.
Raphismia1 spp.
Rhodothemis4 spp.
Rhyothemis7 spp.
Rhyothemis graphiptera(Rambur, 1842)Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis hurleyiTillyard, 1926Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis princepsKirby, 1894Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis pygmaea(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis regia(Brauer, 1867)Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis resplendensSelys, 1878Recorded in PapuaRhyothemis ritaKovács & Theischinger, 2016Recorded in Papua
Tetrathemis1 spp.
Tholymis1 spp.
Tramea5 spp.
Trithemis1 spp.
Urothemis2 spp.
Anisoptera
Macromiidae
1 genera
Macromia8 spp.
Macromia euphrosyneLieftinck, 1952Recorded in PapuaMacromia eurynomeLieftinck, 1942Recorded in PapuaMacromia hermioneLieftinck, 1952Recorded in PapuaMacromia melpomeneRis, 1913Recorded in PapuaMacromia sophrosyneLieftinck, 1952Recorded in PapuaMacromia terpsichoreFörster, 1900Recorded in PapuaMacromia viridescensTillyard, 1911Recorded in PapuaMacromia holthuisiKalkman, 2008Recorded in Papua
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.
Palaiargia arsesLieftinck, 1957Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia alcedoLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia benkeniOrr, 2014Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia carnifexLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia ceyxLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia charmosynaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia eclectaLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia eosLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia ernstmayriLieftinck, 1972Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia halcyonLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia melidoraLieftinck, 1953Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia nasiternaLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia susannaeKovács & Theischinger in Kovács, 2015Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia myzomelaLieftinck, 1957Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia stellata(Ris, 1915)Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia micropsittaLieftinck, 1957Recorded in PapuaPalaiargia rubropunctata(Selys, 1878)Recorded in Papua
Paramecocnemis2 spp.
Torrenticnemis1 spp.
Idiocnemis10 spp.
Idiocnemis bidentataSelys, 1878Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis mertoniRis, 1913Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis nigriventrisLieftinck, 1937Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis inornataSelys, 1878Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis dagnyaeLieftinck, 1958Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis obliterataLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis australisGassmann, 1999Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis chloropleuraLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis fissidensLieftinck, 1958Recorded in PapuaIdiocnemis strumidensLieftinck, 1958Recorded in Papua
Zygoptera
Platystictidae
1 genera
Drepanosticta12 spp.
Drepanosticta bicornuta(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta clavataLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta exoletaLieftinck, 1932Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta inconspicuaLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta lepyricollisLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta auriculata(Selys, 1878)Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta claaseniLieftinck, 1938Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta inversaLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta dorcadionLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta euceraLieftinck, 1949Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta batantaKovács & Theischinger in Kovács, 2015Recorded in PapuaDrepanosticta misoolensisvan Tol, 2007Recorded in Papua
Anisoptera
Synthemistidae
1 genera