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Libellulidae

Libellulidae Rambur, 1842

Acisoma Rambur, 184
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
     Syn Acisoma ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842
     Syn Acisoma inflata Selys, 1882
     Syn Acisoma variegatum Kirby, 1898
Acisoma trifida Kirby, 1889
     Syn Acisoma lacroixi Martin, 1905

Aethiothemis Martin, 1908
Aethiothemis basilewskyi Fraser, 1954
     Syn Aethiothemis watulikii Pinhey, 1962Aethiothemis bequaerti Ris, 1919
     Syn Cirrothemis bella Fisher, 1939
Aethiothemis carpenteri (Fraser, 1944)
     Oxythemis carpenteri Fraser, 1944
Aethiothemis diamangae Longfield, 1959
Aethiothemis discrepans Lieftinck, 1969
Aethiothemis mediofasciata Ris, 1931
Aethiothemis palustris Martin, 1912
Aethiothemis solitaria Martin, 1908

Aethriamanta Kirby, 1889
Aethriamanta aethra Ris, 1912
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula brevipennis Rambur, 1842
Aethriamanta circumsignata Selys, 1897
Aethriamanta gracilis (Brauer, 1878)
     Microthemis gracilis Brauer, 1878
Aethriamanta nymphaeae Lieftinck, 1949
Aethriamanta rezia Kirby, 1889
     Syn Dicranopyga mundula Karsch, 1889

Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864
Agrionoptera bartola Needham and Gyger, 1937
Agrionoptera cardinalis Lieftinck, 1962
Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula insignis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Agrionoptera nicobarica Brauer, 1865
     Syn Agrionoptera quatuornotata Brauer, 1867
     Syn Agrionoptera papuensis Selys, 1879
     Syn Agrionoptera similis Selys, 1879
     Syn Agrionoptera insularis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Agrionoptera karschi Förster, 1898
     Syn Agrionoptera salomonis Förster, 1898
     Syn Agrionoptera insignis allogenes Tillyard, 1908
     Syn Agrionoptera guamensis Lieftinck, 1962
Agrionoptera longitudinalis Selys, 1878
     Syn Agrionoptera biserialis Selys, 1879
     Syn Agrionoptera regalis Tillyard, 1908
Agrionoptera sanguinolenta Lieftinck, 1962
Agrionoptera sexlineata Selys, 1879

Amphithemis Selys, 1891
Amphithemis curvistyla Selys, 1891
Amphithemis kerri Fraser, 1933
Amphithemis vacillans Selys, 1891

Anatya Kirby, 1889
Anatya guttata (Erichson, 1848)
     Libellula guttata Erichson, 1848
     Syn Agrionoptera difficilis Selys, 1879
     Syn Anatya anomala Kirby, 1889
     Syn Anatya normalis Calvert, 1899
     Syn Anatya theresiae Selys, 1900
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911

Anectothemis Fraser, 1954
Anectothemis apicalis Fraser, 1954

Antidythemis Kirby, 1889
Antidythemis nigra Buchholz, 1952
Antidythemis trameiformis Kirby, 1889

Archaeophlebia Ris, 1909
Archaeophlebia martini (Selys, 1896)
     Neophlebia martini Selys, 1896

Argyrothemis Ris, 1911
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911

Atoconeura Karsch, 1899
Atoconeura aethiopica Kimmins, 1958
Atoconeura biordinata Karsch, 1899
     Syn Atoconeura leopardina Förster, 1906
     Syn Atoconeura chirinda Longfield, 1953
Atoconeura eudoxia (Kirby, 1909)
     Accaphila eudoxia Kirby, 1909
     Syn Atoconeura extraordinata Fraser, 1950
Atoconeura kenya Longfield, 1953
Atoconeura luxata Dijkstra, 2006
Atoconeura pseudeudoxia Longfield, 1953

Austrothemis Ris, 1909
Austrothemis nigrescens (Martin, 1901)
     Diplax nigrescens Martin, 1901

Bironides Förster, 1903
Bironides glochidion Lieftinck, 1963
Bironides liesthes Lieftinck, 1937
Bironides superstes Förster, 1903
Bironides teuchestes Lieftinck, 1933

Boninthemis Asahina, 1952
Boninthemis insularis (Matsumura, 1913)
     Neothemis insularis Matsumura, 1913
     (Oguma in Matsumura?) (Neothemis insularia?)

Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868
     Syn Brachydiplax maria Selys, 1878
     Syn Planiplax okinavensis Oguma, 1922
Brachydiplax denticauda (Brauer, 1867)
     Diplax denticauda Brauer, 1867
     Syn Nannodiplax finschi Karsch, 1889
     Syn Brachydiplax australis Kirby, 1894
Brachydiplax duivenbodei (Brauer, 1866)
     Perithemis duivenbodei Brauer, 1866
Brachydiplax farinosa Krüger, 1902
     Syn Brachydiplax pruinosa Laidlaw, 1902
Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula sobrina Rambur, 1842
     Syn Brachydiplax indica Kirby, 1889
     Syn Brachydiplax gestroi Selys, 1891
Brachydiplax sollaarti Lieftinck, 1953
Brachydiplax yunnanensis Fraser, 1924

Brachygonia Kirby, 1889
Brachygonia oculata (Brauer, 1878)
     Tetrathemis oculata Brauer, 1878
Brachygonia ophelia Ris, 1910
Brachygonia puella Lieftinck, 1937

Brachymesia Kirby, 1889
Brachymesia furcata (Hagen, 1861)
     Erythemis furcata Hagen, 1861
     Syn Cannacria smithii Kirby, 1894
     Syn Brachymesia australis Kirby, 1889
Brachymesia gravida (Calvert, 1890)
     Lepthemis gravida Calvert, 1890
Brachymesia herbida (Gundlach, 1889)
     Libellula herbida Gundlach, 1889
     Syn Cannacria batesii Kirby, 1889
     Syn Cannacria fumipennis Currie, 1901

Brachythemis Brauer, 1868
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
     Libellula contaminata Fabricius, 1793
     Syn Sympetrum aureolum Navás, 1932
Brachythemis fuscopalliata (Selys, 1887)
     Trithemis fuscopalliata Selys, 1887
Brachythemis lacustris (Kirby, 1889)
     Trithemis lacustris Kirby, 1889
     Syn Zonothrasys partitus Karsch, 1890
     Syn Termitophorba rufina Förster, 1906
Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula leucosticta Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula unifasciata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Zonothrasys impartitus Karsch, 1890
Brachythemis wilsoni Pinhey, 1952

Bradinopyga Kirby, 1893
Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911
     Syn Bradinopyga subcancellata Martin, 1921
Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula geminata Rambur, 1842
Bradinopyga saintjohanni Baijal and Agarwal, 1956
Bradinopyga strachani (Kirby, 1900)
     Apeleutherus strachani Kirby, 1900

Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1894

Brechmorhoga archboldi (Donnelly, 1970)
     Scapanea archboldi Donnelly, 1970
Brechmorhoga diplosema Ris, 1913
Brechmorhoga flavoannulata Lacroix, 1920
Brechmorhoga flavopunctata (Martin, 1897)
     Dythemis flavopunctata Martin, 1897
Brechmorhoga innupta Rácenis, 1954
Brechmorhoga latialata González, 1999
Brechmorhoga mendax (Hagen, 1861)
     Dythemis mendax Hagen, 1861
Brechmorhoga neblinae De Marmels, 1989
Brechmorhoga nubecula (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula nubecula Rambur, 1842
     Syn Macrothemis catharina Karsch, 1890
Brechmorhoga pertinax (Hagen, 1861)
     Dythemis pertinax Hagen, 1861
     Syn Dythemis sallaei Selys, 1868
     Syn Brechmorhoga pertinax eurysema Ris, 1913
Brechmorhoga praecox (Hagen, 1861)
     Dythemis praecox Hagen, 1861
     Syn Brechmorhoga grenadensis Kirby, 1894
     Syn Brechmorhoga postlobata Calvert, 1898
     Syn Brechmorhoga pertinax peruviana Ris, 1913
Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909
Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898
     Syn Brechmorhoga rapax crocosema Ris, 1913
     Syn Nothemis apollinaris Navás, 1915
Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908
Brechmorhoga travassosi Santos, 1946
Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906

Calophlebia Selys, 1896
Calophlebia interposita Ris, 1909
Calophlebia karschi Selys, 1896

Camacinia Kirby, 1889
Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867)
     Neurothemis gigantea Brauer, 1867
Camacinia harterti Karsch, 1890
Camacinia othello Tillyard, 1908

Cannaphila Kirby, 1889
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Libellula angustipennis Rambur, 1842 (nec Stephens, 1835)
     Syn Misagria funerea Carpenter, 1897
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Cannaphila vibex (Hagen, 1861)
     Libellula vibex Hagen, 1861
     Syn Libellula merida Selys, 1868

Celebophlebia Lieftinck, 1936
Celebophlebia carolinae van Tol, 1987
Celebophlebia dactylogastra Lieftinck, 1936

Celebothemis Ris, 1909
Celebothemis delecollei Ris, 1912

Celithemis Hagen, 1861
Celithemis amanda (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax amanda Hagen, 1861
     Syn Libellula pulchella Burmeister, 1839 (nec Drury, 1773)
Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922
     Syn Celithemis bertha leonora Westfall, 1952
Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax elisa Hagen, 1861
Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula eponina Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula camilla Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula lucilla Rambur, 1842
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Celithemis monomelaena Williamson, 1910
Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922
Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula ornata Rambur, 1842
Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935

Chalcostephia Kirby, 1889
Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889
     Syn Corduliops metallica Karsch, 1890
     Syn Chalcostephia metallifrons Karsch, 1890

Chalybeothemis Lieftinck, 1933
Chalybeothemis chini Dow, Chong and Orr, 2007
Chalybeothemis fluviatilis Lieftinck, 1933
Chalybeothemis pruinosa Dow, Chong and Orr, 2007

Congothemis Fraser, 1953
Congothemis longistyla Fraser, 1953

Cratilla Kirby, 1900
Cratilla lineata (Brauer, 1878)
     Orthemis lineata Brauer, 1878
     Syn Cratilla calverti Förster, 1903
Cratilla metallica (Brauer, 1878)
     Orthemis metallica Brauer, 1878

Crocothemis Brauer, 1868
Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961
Crocothemis corocea Navás, 1918
Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898
     Syn Beblecia adolescens Kirby, 1900
     Syn Crocothemis ikutana Förster, 1906
Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
     Libellula erythraea Brullé, 1832
     Syn Libellula rubra de Villers, 1789 (nec Müller, 1764)
     Syn Libellula ferruginea Vander Linden, 1825 (nec Fabricius, 1775)
     Syn Libellula coccinea Charpentier, 1840
     Syn Libellula inquinata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Crocothemis chaldaeora Morton, 1920
Crocothemis misrai Baijal and Agarwal, 1956
Crocothemis nigrifrons (Kirby, 1894)
     Orthetrum nigrifrons Kirby, 1894
     Syn Crocothemis papuana Förster, 1910
Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula ferrugaria Rambur, 1842
     Syn crocothemis pygmaea Förster, 1906
Crocothemis arabica Schneider, 1982
Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921
Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula servilia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula soror Rambur, 1842
     Syn Crocothemis reticulata Kirby, 1886
Crocothemis striata Lohmann, 1981

Cyanothemis Ris, 1915
Cyanothemis simpsoni Ris, 1915

Dasythemis Karsch, 1889
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919
Dasythemis mincki (Karsch, 1889)
     Malamarptis mincki Karsch, 1889
     Syn Dasythemis mincki clara Ris, 1908
Dasythemis venosa (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula venosa Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Dythemis liriope Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Dasythemis liriopa Karsch, 1889
     Syn Dasythemis macrostigma Förster, 1907

Deielia Kirby, 1889
Deielia phaon (Selys, 1883)
     Trithemis phaon Selys, 1883
     Syn Deielia fasciata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Leucorrhinia nebulifera Navás, 1935

Diastatops Rambur, 1842
Diastatops dimidiata (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula marginata De Geer, 1773
     Syn Diastatops fenestrata Hagen, 1855 (nomen nudum)
Diastatops emilia Montgomery, 1940
Diastatops estherae Montgomery, 1940
Diastatops intensa Montgomery, 1940
Diastatops maxima Montgomery, 1940
Diastatops nigra Montgomery, 1940
Diastatops obscura (Fabricius, 1775)
     Libellula obscura Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Diastatops tincta Rambur, 1842
Diastatops pullata (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula pullata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Diastatops fuliginea Rambur, 1842

Diplacina Brauer, 1868
Diplacina antigone Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina arsinoe Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina bolivari Selys, 1882
Diplacina braueri Selys, 1882
Diplacina callirrhoe Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina clymene Lieftinck, 1963
Diplacina cyrene Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina dioxippe Lieftinck, 1963
Diplacina erigone Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina fulgens Ris, 1898
Diplacina hippolyte Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina ismene Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina lisa Needham and Gyger, 1941
Diplacina merope Lieftinck, 1963
Diplacina micans Lieftinck, 1953
Diplacina militaris Ris, 1909
Diplacina nana Brauer, 1868
Diplacina paula Ris, 1919
Diplacina persephone Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina phoebe Ris, 1919
Diplacina sanguinolenta Van Tol, 1987
Diplacina smaragdina Selys, 1878
Diplacina torrenticola Van Tol, 1987

Diplacodes Kirby, 1889
Diplacodes bipunctata (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula bipunctata Brauer, 1865
     Syn Cordulia novae-zelandiae Brauer, 1865
     Syn Diplax pacificus Kirby, 1884
Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969
     Syn Diplacodes exilis Pinhey, 1958 (nec Ris, 1911)
     Syn Diplacodes okavangoensis Pinhey, 1976
Diplacodes exul (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax exul Selys, 1883
     Syn Diplacodes exilis Ris, 1911
Diplacodes haematodes (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula haematodes Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Trithemis rubra Kirby, 1889
     Syn Trithemis subhyalina Förster, 1898
Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula lefebvrii Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula parvula Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula flavistyla Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula tetra Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula concinna Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula morio Schneider, 1845
     Syn Diplacodes unimacula Förster, 1906
     Syn Diplacodes limbata Fraser, 1949
Diplacodes luminans (Karsch, 1893)
     Sympetrum luminans Karsch, 1893
     Syn Philonomon erlangeri Förster, 1906
Diplacodes melanopsis (Martin, 1901)
     Diplax melanopsis Martin, 1901
Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793)
     Libellula nebulosa Fabricius, 1793
Diplacodes pumila Dijkstra, 2007
Diplacodes spinulosa Navas, 1915
Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula trivialis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula phalerata Uhler, 1858
     Syn Diplacodes remota Ris, 1911

Dythemis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906
Dythemis multipunctata Kirby, 1894
     Syn Dythemis tabida Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Dythemis nigra Martin, 1897
     Syn Dythemis multipunctata reducta De Marmels, 1989
Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899
Dythemis rufinervis (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula rufinervis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula conjuncta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula vinosa Scudder, 1866
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861
     Syn Dythemis broadwayi Kirby, 1894
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861

Edonis Needham, 1905
Edonis helena Needham, 1905

Elasmothemis Westfall, 1988
Elasmothemis aliciae González-Soriano and Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2006
Elasmothemis alcebiadesi (Santos, 1945)
     Dythemis alcebiadesi Santos, 1945
Elasmothemis cannacrioides (Calvert, 1906)
     Dythemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Elasmothemis constricta (Calvert, 1898)
     Dythemis constricta Calvert, 1898
     Syn Macrothemis willinki Fraser, 1947
Elasmothemis kiautai (De Marmels, 1989)
     Dythemis kiautai De Marmels, 1989
Elasmothemis schubarti (Santos, 1945)
     Dythemis schubarti Santos, 1945
Elasmothemis williamsoni (Ris, 1919)
     Dythemis williamsoni Ris, 1919

Eleuthemis Ris, 1910
Eleuthemis buettikoferi Ris, 1910
     Syn Eleuthemis quadrigutta Pinhey, 1974

Elga Ris, 1911
Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911
     Syn Elga santosi Machado, 1954
Elga newtonsantosi Machado, 1992

Epithemis Laidlaw, 1955
Epithemis mariae (Laidlaw, 1915)
Amphithemis mariae Laidlaw, 1915

Erythemis Hagen, 1861
Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
     Libellula attala Selys in Sagra, 1857
     Syn Libellula annulata Rambur, 1842 (nec Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
     Syn Libellula annulosa Selys in Sagra, 1857
     Syn Libellula mithra Selys in Sagra, 1857
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861)
     Mesothemis collocata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula haematogastra Burmeister, 1839
Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900)
     Mesothemis mithroides Brauer, 1900
Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula peruviana Rambur, 1842
     Syn? Libellula rubriventris Blanchard, 1845
     Syn Libellula bicolor Erichson, 1848
Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula plebeja Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1839)
     Libellula simplicicollis Say, 1839
     Syn? Libellula imbuta Say, 1839
     Syn Libellula caerulans Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula maculiventris Rambur, 1842
     Syn Mesothemis gundlachii Scudder, 1866
Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)
     Libellula vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula acuta Say, 1839

Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1868
Erythrodiplax abjecta (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula abjecta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Erythrodiplax ponderosa Karsch, 1891
Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
     Syn Erythrodiplax lenti Ris, 1919 (part)
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula anomala Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax attenuata (Kirby, 1889)
     Trithemis? attenuata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Erythrodiplax attenuata forma hyalina Sjöstedt, 1918
Erythrodiplax avittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax basalis (Kirby, 1897)
     Micrathyria basalis Kirby, 1897
     Syn? Libellula erratica Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895)
     Trithemis basifusca Calvert, 1895
Erythrodiplax berenice (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula berenice Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula histrio Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Dythemis naeva Hagen, 1861
Erythrodiplax branconensis Sjöstedt, 1929
Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall in Needham, Westfall, and May, 2000
Erythrodiplax castanea (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula connata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula communis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula chloropleura Brauer, 1865
     Syn Libellula leontina Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax corallina (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula corallina Brauer, 1865
     Syn Libellula plebeia Rambur, 1842 (nec Burmeister, 1839)
     Syn Erythrodiplax nutrina Förster, 1914
     Syn Sympetrum medium Navás, 1916
Erythrodiplax diversa (Navás, 1916)
     Nadiplax diversa Navás, 1916
Erythrodiplax famula (Erichson, 1848)
     Libellula famula Erichson, 1848
     Syn Erythrodiplax aequatorialis Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax fervida (Erichson, 1848)
     Libellula fervida Erichson, 1848
     Syn Libellula justina Selys in Sagra, 1857
Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957
Erythrodiplax funerea (Hagen, 1861)
     Libellula funerea Hagen, 1861
     Syn Neurothemis affinis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Trithemis tyleri Kirby, 1899
Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula fusca Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula incompta Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax gomesi Santos, 1946
Erythrodiplax hyalina Förster, 1907
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax justiniana (Selys, 1857)
     Libellula justiniana Selys, 1857
     Syn Diplax ambusta Hagen, 1868
     Syn? Diplax fraterna Hagen, 1873
     Syn? Diplax portoricana Kolbe, 1888
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax leticia Machado, 1996
Erythrodiplax longitudinalis (Ris, 1919)
     Anatya longitudinalis Ris, 1919
Erythrodiplax luteofrons Santos, 1956
Erythrodiplax lygaea Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax maculosa (Hagen, 1861)
     Nannophya maculosa Hagen, 1861
     Syn Diplacodes friedericella Förster, 1905
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanica Borror, 1942
     Syn Erythrodiplax lenti Ris, 1919 (part)
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax minuscula (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula minuscula Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax nigricans (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula nigricans Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula vilis Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax ochracea (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula ochracea Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula distinguenda Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax pallida (Needham, 1904)
     Micrathyria pallida Needham, 1904
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis (Förster, 1904)
     Diplacodes paraguayensis Förster, 1904
Erythrodiplax parvimaculata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax solimaea Ris, 1911
Erythrodiplax tenuis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax transversa Borror, 1957
Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula umbrata Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula unifasciata De Geer, 1773
     Syn Libellula fallax Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula ruralis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula subfasciata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula tripartita Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula flavicans Rambur, 1842
     Syn Erythrodiplax fuscofasciata Blanchard, 1845
     Syn Trithemis montezuma Calvert, 1899
Erythrodiplax unimaculata (de Geer, 1773)
     Libellula unimaculata de Geer, 1773
     Syn Libellula pulla Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Micrathyria hemimelaena Karsch, 1890
     Syn Trithemis erichsoni Kirby, 1894
Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)
     Micrathyria venusta Kirby, 1897
     Syn? Libellula erratica Erichson, 1848

Fylgia Kirby, 1889
Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889
     Syn Nannothemis semiaurea Karsch, 1889
     Syn Fylgia amazonica lychnitina De Marmels, 1989

Garrisonia Penalva and Costa, 2007
Garrisonia aurindae Penalva and Costa, 2007

Gynothemis Calvert in Ris, 1909
Gynothemis aurea Navás, 1933

Gynothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890)

     Macrothemis pumila Karsch, 1890
     Syn Macrothemis pumila var. axillata Navás, 1924

Gynothemis uniseta Geijskes, 1972
Gynothemis venipunctata Calvert, 1909

Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891
Hadrothemis camarensis (Kirby, 1889)
     Orthetrum camarensis Kirby, 1889
Hadrothemis coacta (Karsch, 1891)
     Thermorthemis coacta Karsch, 1891
Hadrothemis defecta (Karsch, 1891)
     Thermorthemis defecta Karsch, 1891
Hadrothemis infesta (Karsch, 1891)
     Archiclops infestus Karsch, 1891
Hadrothemis pseudodefecta Pinhey, 1961
Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909
Hadrothemis versuta (Karsch, 1891)
     Thermorthemis versuta Karsch, 1891
Hadrothemis vrijdaghi Schouteden, 1934

Hemistigma Kirby, 1889
Hemistigma affinis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula affinis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Hemistigma decorata Lacroix, 1920
Hemistigma albipuncta (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula albipuncta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Hemistigma diffinis Selys, 1877
     Syn Hemistigma unilineatus Martin, 1908
     Syn Hemistigma neurothemoides Fraser, 1954
Hemistigma ouvirandrae Förster, 1914

Huonia Förster, 1903
Huonia arborophila Lieftinck, 1942
Huonia aruana Lieftinck, 1935
Huonia daphne Lieftinck, 1953
Huonia epinephela Förster, 1903
Huonia ferentina Lieftinck, 1953
Huonia hylophila Lieftinck, 1942
Huonia hypsophila Lieftinck, 1963
Huonia melvillensis Brown and Theischinger, 1998
Huonia moerens Lieftinck, 1963
Huonia oreophila Lieftinck, 1935
Huonia rheophila Lieftinck, 1935
Huonia silvicola Lieftinck, 1942
Huonia thais Lieftinck, 1953
Huonia thalassophila Förster, 1903
Huonia thisbe Lieftinck, 1953

Hydrobasileus Kirby, 1889
Hydrobasileus brevistylus (Brauer, 1865)
     Tramea brevistyla Brauer, 1865
Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
     Tramea crocea Brauer, 1867
     Syn Hydrobasileus extraneus Kirby, 1893
Hydrobasileus vittatus Kirby, 1889

Hylaeothemis Ris, 1909
Hylaeothemis clementia Ris, 1909
Hylaeothemis fruhstorferi (Karsch, 1889)
     Tetrathemis fruhstorferi Karsch, 1889
Hylaeothemis gardeneri Fraser, 1927
Hylaeothemis indica Fraser, 1946

Hypothemis Karsch, 1889
Hypothemis hageni Karsch, 1889

Idiataphe Cowley, 1934
Idiataphe amazonica (Kirby, 1889)
     Ephidatia amazonica Kirby, 1889
Idiataphe batesi (Ris, 1913)
     Ephidatia batesi Ris, 1913
Idiataphe cubensis (Scudder, 1866)
     Macromia cubensis Scudder, 1866
     Syn Erythemis specularis Hagen, 1867 (nomen nudum)
Idiataphe longipes (Hagen, 1861)
     Erythemis longipes Hagen, 1861

Indothemis Ris, 1909
Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798)
     Libellula carnatica Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Libellula caesia Rambur, 1842
Indothemis limbata (Selys, 1891)
     Trithemis limbata Selys, 1891

Ladona Needham, 1897
Ladona deplanata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula deplanata Rambur, 1842
Ladona depressa (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758
Ladona exusta (Say, 1839)
     Libellula exusta Say, 1839
Ladona fulva (Müller, 1764)
     Libellula fulva Müller, 1764
     Syn Libellula conspurcata Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Leptetrum rubrum Bartenef, 1912 (or of L. pontica?)
Ladona julia (Uhler, 1857)
     Libellula julia Uhler, 1857
Ladona pontica (Selys, 1887)
     Libellula pontica Selys, 1887

Lanthanusa Ris, 1909
Lanthanusa cyclopica Ris, 1912
Lanthanusa donaldi Lieftinck, 1955
Lanthanusa lamberti Lieftinck, 1942
Lanthanusa richardi Lieftinck, 1942
Lanthanusa sufficiens Lieftinck, 1955

Lathrecista Kirby, 1889
Lathrecista pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)
     Libellula pectoralis Kaup in Brauer, 1867
     Syn Libellula asiatica Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Agrionoptera festa Selys, 1879
     Syn Agrionoptera simulans Selys, 1879
     Syn Lathrecista terminalis Kirby, 1889

Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850
Leucorrhinia albifrons (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula albifrons Burmeister, 1839
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890
Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier, 1840)
     Libellula caudalis Charpentier, 1840
Leucorrhinia circassica Bartenev, 1929
Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825)
     Libellula dubia Vander Linden, 1825
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890
Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Selys, 1850)
     Libellula hudsonica Selys, 1850
     Syn Leucorrhinia hageni Calvert, 1890
Leucorrhinia intacta (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax intacta Hagen, 1861
Leucorrhinia intermedia Bartenev, 1912
Leucorrhinia orientalis Selys, 1887
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940
Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825)
     Libellula pectoralis Charpentier, 1825
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890
Leucorrhinia rubicunda (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula infuscata Eversmann, 1836
Leucorrhinia ussuriensis Bartenev, 1914

Libellula Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula angelina Selys, 1883
     Syn Libellula niphonica Kobayashi, 1941
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula costalis Rambur, 1842
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837
     Syn Libellula leda Say, 1839
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907
     Syn Libellula flavida Hagen, 1861 (nec Rambur, 1842)
Libellula composita (Hagen, 1873)
     Mesothemis composita Hagen, 1873
Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1869
     Syn Belonia uniformis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Libellula saturata aliasignata Muttkowski, 1910
Libellula cyanea Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula quadrupla Say, 1839
     Syn Libellula bistigma Uhler, 1857
Libellula flavida Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula plumbea Uhler, 1857
Libellula foliata (Kirby, 1889)
     Belonia foliata Kirby, 1889
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861
Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889
     Syn Belonia longipennis Kirby, 1889
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861
Libellula jesseana Williamson, 1922
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula basalis Say, 1839 (nec Stephens, 1835)
     Syn Libellula odiosa Hagen, 1861
Libellula mariae Garrison, 1992
Libellula melli Schmidt, 1948
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861
Libellula pulchella Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula versicolor Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula confusa Uhler, 1857
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula quadripunctata Fabricius, 1781
     Syn Libellula maculata Harris, 1782
     Syn Libellula ternaria Say, 1839 (part)
     Syn Libellula quadrimaculata asahinai Schmidt, 1957
     Syn Libellula relicta Belyshev, 1973
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula bifasciata Fabricius, 1775 (nomen oblitum?)
     Syn Libellula ternaria Say, 1839 (part)
     Syn Libellula maculata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula hersilia Blanchard, 1849
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793

Lokia Ris, 1919
Lokia circe (Ris, 1910)
     Apatelia circe Ris, 1910
Lokia coryndoni Fraser, 1953
Lokia ellioti Lieftinck, 1969
Lokia erythromelas (Ris, 1910)
     Apatelia erythromelas Ris, 1910
     Syn Lokia berenice Fraser, 1953
Lokia gamblesi Lieftinck, 1969
Lokia incongruens (Karsch, 1893)
     Apatelia incongruens Karsch, 1893
Lokia modesta (Ris, 1910)
     Apatelia modesta Ris, 1910

Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868
Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis acigastra Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis biappendiculata Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula bivittata Rambur, 1842
Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868
     Syn Calothemis priapea Selys, 1878
     Syn Lyriothemis frontalis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Lyriothemis bruaeri Kirby, 1889
Lyriothemis elegatissima Selys, 1883
Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909
Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913
Lyriothemis latro Needham and Gyger, 1937
Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis magnificata Selys, 1878
     Syn Lyriothemis laui Krüger, 1902
     Syn Lyriothemis daui Krüger, 1902
Lyriothemis meyeri (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis meyerei Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919
Lyriothemis pachygastra (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis pachygastra Selys, 1878
Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927
Lyriothemis tricolor Ris, 1919
     Syn Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1922

Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868
Macrodiplax balteata (Hagen, 1861)
     Tetragoneuria balteata Hagen, 1861
Macrodiplax cora (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)
     Diplax cora Kaup in Brauer, 1867
     Syn Libellula lycoris Selys, 1872
     Syn Urothemis nigrilabris Selys, 1878
     Syn Urothemis vittata Kirby, 1893

Macrothemis Hagen, 1868
Macrothemis absimilis Costa, 1991
Macrothemis aurimaculata Donnelly, 1984
Macrothemis belliata Belle, 1987
Macrothemis brevidens Belle, 1983
Macrothemis calliste (Ris, 1913)
     Gynothemis calliste Ris, 1913
Macrothemis capitata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis celeno (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
     Libellula celeno Selys in Sagra, 1857
Macrothemis cynthia Ris, 1913
Macrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913
Macrothemis extensa Ris, 1913
Macrothemis fallax May, 1998
Macrothemis flavescens (Kirby, 1897)
     Miathyria flavescens Kirby, 1897
Macrothemis griseofrons Calvert, 1909
     Syn Cendra cearana Navás, 1916
Macrothemis guarauno Rácenis, 1957
Macrothemis hahneli Ris, 1913
Macrothemis hemichlora (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis heteronycha (Calvert, 1909)
     Brechmorhoga heteronycha Calvert, 1909
     Syn? Ophippus garbei Navás, 1916
Macrothemis hosanai Santos, 1967
Macrothemis idalia Ris, 1919
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890
     Syn Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895
     Syn Macrothemis vulgipes Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis lauriana Ris, 1913
Macrothemis ludia Belle, 1987
Macrothemis lutea Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868
     Syn Macrothemis tenuis Karsch, 1890
Macrothemis meurgeyi Daigle, 2007
Macrothemis mortoni Ris, 1913
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
     Syn Macrothemis uniseries Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis newtoni Costa, 1990
Macrothemis nobilis Rácenis, 1957
Macrothemis pleurosticta (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula pleurosticta Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis polyneura Ris, 1913
Macrothemis proterva Belle, 1987
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis rochai Navás, 1918
Macrothemis rupicola Rácenis, 1957
Macrothemis tenuis Hagen, 1868
Macrothemis tessellata (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula tessellata Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis ultima González, 1992
Macrothemis valida Navás, 1916

Malgassophlebia Fraser, 1956
Malgassophlebia bispina Fraser, 1958
     Syn Malgassophlebia nigeriae Pinhey, 1961
     Syn Allorrhizucha longistipes Pinhey, 1964
     Syn Malgassophlebia aequatoris Legrand, 1979
Malgassophlebia mayanga (Ris, 1909)
     Calophlebia mayanga Ris, 1909
Malgassophlebia mediodentata Legrand, 2001
Malgassophlebia westfalli Legrand, 1986

Miathyria Kirby, 1889
Miathyria marcella (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
     Libellula marcella Selys in Sagra, 1857
Miathyria simplex (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula simplex Rambur, 1842
     Syn Miathyria pusilla Kirby, 1889
     Syn Nothofixis laxa Navás, 1916

Micrathyria Kirby, 1889
Micrathyria aequalis (Hagen, 1861)
     Dythemis aequalis Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945
Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911
Micrathyria athenais Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria atra (Martin, 1897)
     Dythemis atra Martin, 1897
Micrathyria borgmeieri Santos, 1947
Micrathyria caerulistyla Donnelly, 1992
Micrathyria cambridgei Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria coropinae Geijskes, 1963
Micrathyria debilis (Hagen, 1861)
     Dythemis debilis Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
Micrathyria dido Ris, 1911
Micrathyria didyma (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
     Libellula didyma Selys in Sagra, 1857
     Syn Dythemis dicrota Hagen, 1861
     Syn Mesothemis poeyi Scudder, 1866
     Syn Micrathyria pruinosa Kirby, 1894
Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria divergens Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria dunklei Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria duplicata Navás, 1922
Micrathyria dythemoides Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890
Micrathyria hesperis Ris, 1911
Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911
Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906
     Syn Micrathyria protoe Förster, 1907
Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946
Micrathyria kleerekoperi Calvert, 1946
Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria longifasciata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919
     Syn Micrathyria mengeri watsoni Dunkle, 1995
Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
     Syn Micrathyria ocellata dentiens Calvert, 1909
     Syn Micrathyria ocellata quicha Calvert, 1909
     Syn Micrathyria carlota Needham, 1942
Micrathyria paruensis Geijskes, 1963
Micrathyria pirassunungae Santos, 1953
Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria pseudhypodidyma Costa, Lourenço & Viera, 2002
Micrathyria ringueleti Rodrigues, 1988
Micrathyria romani Sjöstedt, 1918
Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria spuria (Selys, 1900)
     Anatya spuria Selys, 1900
     Syn Micrathyria macrocercis Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria stawiarskii Santos, 1953
Micrathyria surinamensis Geijskes, 1963
Micrathyria sympriona Tennessen, 2000
Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria ungulata Förster, 1907
     Syn Dythemis gerula Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
Micrathyria venezuelae De Marmels, 1989

Micromacromia Karsch, 1890
Micromacromia afra Ris, 1909
Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1889
Micromacromia flava (Longfield, 1947)
     Monardithemis flava Longfield, 1947
Micromacromia miraculosa (Förster, 1906)
     Neodythemis miraculosa Förster, 1906
Micromacromia zygoptera (Ris, 1909)
     Eothemis zygoptera Ris, 1909

Microtrigonia Förster, 1903
Microtrigonia gomphoides Lieftinck, 1933
Microtrigonia marsupialis Förster, 1903
Microtrigonia petaurinia Lieftinck, 1949

Misagria Kirby, 1889
Misagria bimacula Kimmins, 1943
Misagria calverti Geijskes, 1951
Misagria divergens De Marmels, 1981
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889

Nannodiplax Brauer, 1868
Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868

Nannophlebia Selys, 1878
Nannophlebia adonira Lieftinck, 1938
Nannophlebia aerostiba Lieftinck, 1955
Nannophlebia agalma Lieftinck, 1963
Nannophlebia aglaia Lieftinck, 1948
Nannophlebia alexia Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophlebia amaryllis Lieftinck, 1955
Nannophlebia amnosia Lieftinck, 1955
Nannophlebia amphicyllis Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophlebia ampycteria Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophlebia anticantha Lieftinck, 1963
Nannophlebia arethusa Lieftinck, 1948
Nannophlebia axiagastra Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophlebia biroi (Förster, 1900)
     Tetrathemis biroi Förster, 1900
Nannophlebia braueri (Förster, 1900)
     Tetrathemis braueri Förster, 1900
Nannophlebia buruensis Lieftinck, 1926
Nannophlebia eludens Tillyard, 1908
Nannophlebia imitans Ris, 1900
Nannophlebia injibandi Watson, 1969
Nannophlebia lorquinii (Selys, 1877)
     Neophlebia lorquinii Selys, 1877
Nannophlebia mudginberri Watson and Theischinger, 1991
Nannophlebia risi Tillyard, 1913

Nannophya Rambur, 1842
Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865
Nannophya dalei (Tillyard, 1908)
     Nannodythemis dalei Tillyard, 1908
Nannophya katrainensis Singh, 1955
Nannophya occidentalis (Tillyard, 1908)
     Nannodythemis occidentalis Tillyard, 1908
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842
     Syn Fylla exigua Kirby, 1889
     Syn Nannodiplax yutsehongi Navás, 1935

Nannophyopsis Lieftinck, 1935
Nannophyopsis chalcosoma Lieftinck, 1935
Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930)
     Nannodiplax clara Needham, 1930

Nannothemis Brauer, 1868
Nannothemis bella (Uhler, 1857)
     Nannophya bella Uhler, 1857
     Syn Nannophya pygmaea Kirby, 1889 (nec Rambur, 1842)
     Syn Aino puella Kirby, 1890

Neodythemis Karsch, 1889
Neodythemis africana Fraser, 1954
Neodythemis arnoulti Fraser, 1955
Neodythemis campioni (Ris, 1915)
     Allorrhizucha campioni Ris, 1915
Neodythemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1961
Neodythemis gorillae Pinhey, 1961
Neodythemis hildebrandti Karsch, 1889
     Syn Oreoxenia ouvirandrae Förster, 1899
     Syn Neodythemis minima Needham, 1903
     Syn Neodythemis mimica Martin, 1908
Neodythemis klingi (Karsch, 1890)
     Allorrhizucha klingi Karsch, 1890
Neodythemis pauliani Fraser, 1952
Neodythemis preussi (Karsch, 1891)
     Allorrhizucha preussi Karsch, 1891
Neodythemis scalarum Pinhey, 1964
Neodythemis takamandensis (Vick, 2000)
     Mesumbethemis takamandensis (Vick, 2000)
Neodythemis trinervulata (Martin, 1902)
     Pseudophlebia trinervulata Martin, 1902

Nephepeltia Kirby, 1889
Nephepeltia aequisetis Calvert, 1909
Nephepeltia berlai Santos, 1950
Nephepeltia chalconota Ris, 1919
Nephepeltia flavifrons (Karsch, 1889)
     Neothemis flavifrons Karsch, 1889
     Syn Nannothemis prodita Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Nannothemis inermis Hagen, 1867 (nomen nudum)
Nephepeltia leonardina Rácenis, 1953
Nephepeltia phryne (Perty, 1834)
     Libellula phryne Perty, 1834
     Syn Dythemis apicalis Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Nannophya semiaurea Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Nephepeltia phryne tupiensis Santos, 1950

Nesciothemis Longfield, 1955
Nesciothemis farinosa (Förster, 1898)
     Orthetrum farinosum Förster, 1898
     Syn Orthetrum  pollinosum Karsch, 1899
Nesciothemis fitzgeraldi Pinhey, 1956
Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966
Nesciothemis nigeriensis Gambles, 1966
     Syn Limnetothemis erythra Pinhey, 1966
Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971

Nesogonia Kirby, 1898
Nesogonia blackburni (McLachlan, 1883)
     Lepthemis blackburni McLachlan, 1883

Nesoxenia Kirby, 1889
Nesoxenia lineata (Selys, 1868)
     Agrionoptera lineata Selys, 1868
Nesoxenia mysis (Selys, 1878)
     Agrionoptera mysis Selys, 1878
     Syn Agrionoptera interrogata Selys, 1878
     Syn Nesoxenia cingulata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Nesoxenia puella Förster, 1898
     Syn Nesoxenia dahli Ris, 1898

Neurothemis Brauer, 1867
Neurothemis decora (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
     Polyneura decora Kaup in Brauer, 1866
     Syn Neurothemis paradisea  Förster, 1898
Neurothemis disparilis Kirby, 1889
Neurothemis feralis (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula feralis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula communimaculata Rambur, 1842
Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
     Libellula fluctuans Fabricius, 1793
     Syn Polyneura palliata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Neurothemis nicobarica Brauer, 1865
     Syn Untamo apicalis Kirby, 1889
Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula fulvia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula sophronia Drury, 1773
Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula intermedia Rambur, 1842
     Syn Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879
     Syn Neurothemis septentrionis Förster, 1904
Neurothemis luctuosa Lieftinck, 1942
Neurothemis nesaea Ris, 1911
Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867
Neurothemis ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
     Polyneura ramburii Kaup in Brauer, 1866
     Syn Neurothemis martini Krüger, 1903
Neurothemis stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775)
     Libellula stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula oculata Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula elegans Guérin-Méneville, 1832
     Syn Libellula bramina Guérin-Méneville, 1832
     Syn Libellula manadensis Boisduval, 1835
     Syn Neurothemis innominata Brauer, 1867
     Syn Neurothemis unicolor Selys, 1878
Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911
     Syn Polyneura apicalis Rambur, 1842
Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula tullia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula equestris Fabricius, 1781

Nothodiplax Belle, 1984
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984

Notiothemis Ris, 1919
Notiothemis jonesi Ris, 1921
     Syn Notiothemis auricolor Fraser, 1944
Notiothemis robertsi Fraser, 1944

Notolibellula Theischinger and Watson, 1977
Notolibellula bicolor Theischinger and Watson, 1977

Oligoclada Karsch, 1890
Oligoclada abbreviata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula abbreviata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Oligoclada raineyi Ris, 1919
     Syn Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado and Machado, 1993
Oligoclada amphinome Ris, 1919
Oligoclada borrori Santos, 1945
Oligoclada calverti Santos, 1951
Oligoclada crocogaster Borror, 1931
Oligoclada haywardi Fraser, 1947
Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931
Oligoclada hypophane De Marmels, 1989
Oligoclada laetitia Ris, 1911
Oligoclada leucotaenia De Marmels, 1989
Oligoclada monosticha Borror, 1931
Oligoclada nemesis (Ris, 1911)
     Podothemis nemesis Ris, 1911
Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890
Oligoclada rhea Ris, 1911
Oligoclada risi Geijskes, 1984
Oligoclada stenoptera Borror, 1931
Oligoclada sylvia (Kirby, 1889)
     Nannothemis sylvia Kirby, 1889
Oligoclada teretidentis Rehn, 2003
Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931
Oligoclada waikinimae De Marmels, 1992
Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931
Oligoclada xanthopleura Borror, 1931

Olpogastra Karsch, 1895
Olpogastra lugubris (Karsch, 1895)
     Libellula lugubris Karsch, 1895

Onychothemis Brauer, 1868
Onychothemis abnormis Brauer, 1868
Onychothemis celebensis Ris, 1912
Onychothemis coccinea Lieftinck, 1953
Onychothemis culminicola Förster, 1904
Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902

Orchithemis Brauer, 1878
Orchithemis pruinans (Selys, 1878)
     Calothemis pruinans Selys, 1878
Orchithemis pulcherrima Brauer, 1878
     Syn Calothemis exsudans Selys, 1878
Orchithemis xanthosoma Laidlaw, 1911

Orthemis Hagen, 1861
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
     Syn Orthemis sibylla Ris, 1919
Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
Orthemis attenuata (Erichson, 1848)
     Libellula attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906
Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula discolor Burmeister, 1839
Orthemis ferruginea (Fabricius, 1775)
     Libellula ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
     Syn Libellula macrostigma Rambur, 1842
Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891
Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950
Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868

Orthetrum Newman, 1833
Orthetrum abbotti Calvert, 1892
     Syn Orthetrum phillipsi Kirby, 1898
     Syn Orthetrum flavidulum Kirby, 1898
     Syn Oxythemis villiersi Fraser, 1949
     Syn Orthetrum malgassicum Pinhey, 1970
Orthetrum africanum (Selys, 1887)
     Lepthemis africana Selys, 1887
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848
     Syn Libellula speciosa Uhler, 1858
     Syn Libellula albicauda Brauer, 1865
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)
     Libellula anceps Schneider, 1845
     Syn Libellula ramburii Selys, 1848
Orthetrum angustiventre (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula angustiventris Rambur, 1842
     Syn Orthetrum aequale Baumann, 1898
     Syn Orthetrum leoninum Karsch, 1898
Orthetrum austeni (Kirby, 1900)
     Thermorthemis austeni Kirby, 1900
     Syn Thermorthemis monteiroi Kirby, 1900
     Syn Orthetrum afrum Martin, 1908
     Syn Hadrothemis burgeoni Schouteden, 1934
Orthetrum austrosundanum Lieftinck, 1953
Orthetrum azureum (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula azurea Rambur, 1842
Orthetrum lugubre Ris, 1915
Orthetrum balteatum Lieftinck, 1933
Orthetrum borneense Kimmins, 1936
Orthetrum boumiera Watson and Arthington, 1978
Orthetrum brachiale (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
     Libellula brachiale Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)
     Libellula brunnea Fonscolombe, 1837
Orthetrum caffrum (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula caffra Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula fasciolata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula subfasciolata Brauer, 1865
     Syn Orthetrum truncatum Calvert, 1892
     Syn Orthetrum camerunense Gambles, 1959
Orthetrum caledonicum (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula caledonica Brauer, 1865
Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula cancellata Linnaeus, 1758
Orthetrum capense Calvert, 1893
Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
     Libellula chrysis Selys, 1891
Orthetrum chrysostigma (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula barbarum Selys, 1849
     Syn Orthetrum toddii Pinhey, 1970
Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)
     Libellula coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Libellula olympia Fonscolombe, 1837
Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula glaucum Brauer, 1865
     Syn Orthetrum gangi Sahni, 1965
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909
Orthetrum guptai Baijal, 1955
Orthetrum helena Buchholz, 1954
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951
     Syn Orthetrum zernyi Schmidt, 1951
     Syn Oxythemis aequatorialis Fraser, 1954
     Syn Orthetrum vrydaghi Fraser, 1954
     Syn Aethiothemis paludinis Fraser, 1954
Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910
     Syn Orthetrum cinctifrons Pinhey, 1970
Orthetrum japonicum (Uhler, 1858)
     Libellula japonica Uhler, 1858
     Syn Orthetrum internum Mclachlan, 1894
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900
     Syn Orthetrum nigrescens Förster, 1906
     Syn Orthetrum congoense Fraser, 1949
     Syn Orthetrum falsum Longfield, 1955
     Syn Orthetrum capicola Kimmins, 1957
Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959
Orthetrum kristenseni Ris, 1911
Orthetrum latihami Pinhey, 1966
Orthetrum lemur Ris, 1909
     Syn Orthetrum milloti Fraser, 1949
Orthetrum lineostigma (Selys, 1886)
     Libellula lineostigma Selys, 1886
Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
     Libellula luzonica Brauer, 1868
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955
     Syn Orthetrum rhodesiae Pinhey, 1961
Orthetrum macrostigma Longfield, 1947
Orthetrum martensi Asahina, 1978
Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911
     Syn Orthetrum imitans Schmidt, 1951
Orthetrum migratum Lieftinck, 1951
Orthetrum monardi  Schmidt, 1951
Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841)
     Libellula nitidinervis Selys, 1841
Orthetrum poecilops Ris, 1916
     Syn Orthetrum miyajimaensis Yuki and Doi, 1938
Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula pruinosa Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula neglecta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula petalura Brauer, 1865
     Syn Libella clelia Selys, 1878
     Syn Orthetrum schneideri Förster, 1903
Orthetrum ransonneti (Brauer, 1865)
     Libellula ransonneti Brauer, 1865
Orthetrum robustum Balinsky, 1965
Orthetrum rubens Barnard, 1937
Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)
     Libellula sabina Drury, 1770
     Syn Libellula gibba Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Libellula leptura Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845
     Syn Lepthemis divisa Selys, 1878
     Syn Orthetrum nigrescens Bartenev, 1929
     Syn Orthetrum viduatum Lieftinck, 1942
Orthetrum saegeri Pinhey, 1966
Orthetrum sagitta Ris, 1915
Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984
Orthetrum signiferum Lieftinck, 1926
Orthetrum silvarum Lieftinck, 1934
Orthetrum stemmale (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula stemmalis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula coarctata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Orthetrum wrightii Selys, 1869
     Syn Orthetrum kalai Longfield, 1936
Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845)
     Libellula taeniolata Schneider, 1845
     Syn Orthetrum hyalinum Kirby, 1886
     Syn Orthetrum brevistylum Kirby, 1896
     Syn Orthetrum garhwalicum Singh and Baijal, 1954
Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula testacea Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum translatum Bartenev, 1929
Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)
     Libellula triangularis Selys, 1878
     Syn Libellula delesserti Selys, 1878
     Syn Libellula melania Selys, 1883
     Syn Pseudothemis nigrifrons Matsumura, 1898
     Syn Orthetrum ganeshii Mehrotra, 1961
     Syn Orthetrum chandrabali Mehrotra, 1961
Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841)
     Libellula trinacria Selys, 1841
     Syn Libellula clathrata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula bremii Rambur, 1842
Orthetrum villosovittatum (Brauer, 1868)
     Libellula villosovittata Brauer, 1868
     Syn Orthetrum fenicheli Förster, 1898
     Syn Orthetrum bismarckianum Ris, 1898

Oxythemis Ris, 1909
Oxythemis phoenicosceles Ris, 1909
     Syn Oxythemis gamblesi Longfield, 1959

Pachydiplax Brauer, 1868
Pachydiplax longipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula longipennis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula socia Rambur, 1842

Pacificothemis Asahina, 1940
Pacificothemis esakii Asahina, 1940

Palaeothemis Fraser, 1923
Palaeothemis tillyardi Fraser, 1923

Palpopleura Rambur, 1842
Palpopleura albifrons Legrand, 1979
Palpopleura deceptor (Calvert, 1899)
     Hemistigmoides deceptor Calvert, 1899
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842
     Syn Palpopleura callista Grünberg, 1902
     Syn Palpopleura graffei Martin, 1912
     Syn Palpopleura radiata Pinhey, 1982
Palpopleura lucia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula lucia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula variegata Fabricius, 1781 (nec Linnaeus, 1763)
     Syn Libellula marginata Fabricius, 1781 (nec DeGeer, 1773)
     Syn Libellula sinuata Fabricius, 1793
     Syn Libellula denticulata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
     Syn Libellula semivitrea Burmeister, 1839
Palpopleura portia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula portia Drury, 1773
Palpopleura sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
     Libellula sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787
Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842
     Syn Palpopleura confusa Rambur, 1842

Paltothemis Karsch, 1890
Paltothemis cyanosoma Garrison, 1982
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890
     Syn Dythemis russata Calvert, 1895
Paltothemis nicolae Hellebuyck, 2002

Pantala Hagen, 1861
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
     Libellula flavescens Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Libellula viridula Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
     Syn Libellula analis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula terminalis Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Sympetrum tandicola Singh, 1955
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1839
     Syn Tramea huanacina Förster, 1909

Parazyxomma Pinhey, 1961
Parazyxomma flavicans (Martin, 1908)
     Zyxomma flavicans Martin, 1908
     Syn Brachythemis liberiensis Fraser, 1949

Perithemis Hagen, 1861
Perithemis bella Kirby, 1889
     Syn Perithemis austeni Kirby, 1897
Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910
Perithemis capixaba Costa, De Souza and Muzon, 2006
Perithemis domitia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula domitia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula metella Selys in Sagra, 1857
     Syn Perithemis domitia var. iris Hagen, 1861
     Syn Perithemis pocahontas Kirby, 1889
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930
Perithemis icteroptera (Selys in Sagra, 1857)
     Libellula icteroptera Selys in Sagra, 1857
     Syn Perithemis waltheri Ris, 1910
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889
     Syn Perithemis intensa var. californica Martin, 1900
Perithemis lais (Perty, 1834)
     Libellula lais Perty, 1834
     Syn Perithemis naias Ris, 1910
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889
     Syn Perithemis cloe Hagen, 1861 (nomen nudum)
     Syn Perithemis mooma var. octoxantha Ris, 1910
     Syn Perithemis piperi Hoffmann, 1987
Perithemis parzefalli Hoffmann, 1991
Perithemis rubita Dunkle, 1982
Perithemis tenera (Say, 1839)
     Libellula tenera Say, 1839
     Syn Libellula tenuicincta Say, 1839
     Syn Libellula chlora Rambur, 1842
     Syn Perithemis domitia seminole Calvert, 1907
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889

Phyllothemis Fraser, 1935
Phyllothemis eltoni Fraser, 1935
Phyllothemis raymondi Lieftinck, 1950

Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910
Planiplax arachne Ris, 1912
Planiplax erythropyga (Karsch, 1891)
     Platyplax erythropyga Karsch, 1891
Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949
Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
Planiplax sanguiniventris (Calvert, 1907)
     Platyplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907

Plathemis Hagen, 1861
Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773)
     Libellula lydia Drury, 1773
     Syn Libellula trimaculata De Geer, 1773
     Syn Libellula serva Fabricius, 1793
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861

Pornothemis Krüger, 1902
Pornothemis serrata Krüger, 1902
Pornothemis starrei Lieftinck, 1948

Porpacithemis Fraser, 1954
Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954
Porpacithemis leakeyi (Pinhey, 1955)
     Lokithemis leakeyi Pinhey, 1955
Porpacithemis trithemoides Fraser, 1958

Porpax Karsch, 1896
Porpax asperipes Karsch, 1896
Porpax bipunctus Pinhey, 1966
Porpax garambensis Pinhey, 1966
Porpax risi Pinhey, 1958
Porpax sentipes Dijkstra, 2006

Potamarcha Karsch, 1890
Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula congener Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula obscura Rambur, 1842
Potamarcha puella Needham, 1930

Protorthemis Kirby, 1889
Protorthemis celebensis Kirby, 1889
Protorthemis coronata (Kaup in Brauer, 1866)
     Libellula coronata Kaup in Brauer, 1866
     Syn Protorthemis wahnesi Förster, 1897
Protorthemis intermedia Fraser, 1936
Protorthemis woodfordi (Kirby, 1889)
     Nesocria woodfordi Kirby, 1889

Pseudagrionoptera Ris, 1909
Pseudagrionoptera diotima Ris, 1912

Pseudoleon Kirby, 1889
Pseudoleon superbus (Hagen, 1861)
     Celithemis superba Hagen, 1861

Pseudothemis Kirby, 1889
Pseudothemis jorina Förster, 1904
Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula zonata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Orthetrum zonale Navás, 1932

Pseudotramea Fraser, 1920
Pseudotramea prateri Fraser, 1920

Raphismia Kirby, 1889
Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867)
     Diplax bispina Hagen, 1867
     Syn Diplax thoracantha Brauer, 1867
Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910

Rhodopygia Kirby, 1889
Rhodopygia cardinalis (Erichson, 1848)
     Libellula cardinalis Erichson, 1848
     Syn Rhodopygia cardinalis var. colorata Navás, 1923
Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964
Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907
Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907
     Syn Rhodopygia chloris Ris, 1911
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953

Rhodothemis Ris, 1909
Rhodothemis flavostigma Navás, 1932
Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954
Rhodothemis mauritsi Lohmann, 1984
Rhodothemis nigripes Lohmann, 1984
Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula rufa Rambur, 1842

Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867
Rhyothemis amaryllis Selys, 1878
Rhyothemis aterrima Selys, 1891
Rhyothemis braganza Karsch, 1890
     Syn Rhyothemis alcestis Tillyard, 1906
Rhyothemis cognata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula cognata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Compsothemis regalis Karsch, 1889
Rhyothemis fulgens Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883
Rhyothemis graphiptera (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula graphiptera Rambur, 1842
Rhyothemis hurleyi Tillyard, 1926
Rhyothemis imperatrix Selys, 1887
     Syn Rhyothemis nebulosa Oguma, 1922
Rhyothemis mariposa Ris, 1913
Rhyothemis notata (Fabricius, 1781)
     Libellula notata Fabricius, 1781
     Syn Libellula fenestrina Rambur, 1842
     Syn Rhyothemis cuprina Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis obsolescens Kirby, 1889
     Syn Rhyothemis curiosa Selys, 1889
Rhyothemis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776)
     Libellula phyllis Sulzer, 1776
     Syn Rhyothemis snelleni Selys, 1878
     Syn Rhyothemis apicalis Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883
Rhyothemis princeps Kirby, 1894
Rhyothemis pygmaea (Brauer, 1867)
     Celithemis pygmaea Brauer, 1867
Rhyothemis regia Brauer, 1867
     Syn Rhyothemis chalcoptilon Brauer, 1867
     Syn Rhyothemis pretiosa Selys, 1878
Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878
     Syn Rhyothemis turneri Kirby, 1894
Rhyothemis semihyalina (Desjardins, 1832)
     Libellula semihyalina Desjardins, 1832
     Syn Libellula disparta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula separata Selys, 1849
     Syn Libellula syriaca Selys, 1849
     Syn Rhyothemis ducalis Kirby, 1898
Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913
Rhyothemis splendens Fraser, 1955
Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
Rhyothemis variegata (Linnaeus, 1763)
     Libellula variegata Linnaeus, 1763
Rhyothemis vidua Selys, 1878

Risiophlebia Cowley, 1934
Risiophlebia dohrni (Krüger, 1902)
     Nannophlebia dohrni Krüger, 1902
Risiophlebia risi (Campion, 1915)
     Oda risi Campion, 1915

Scapanea Kirby, 1889

Scapanea frontalis (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula frontalis Burmeister, 1839

Selysiothemis Ris, 1897
Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825)
     Libellula nigra Vander Linden, 1825

Sleuthemis Fraser, 1951
Sleuthemis diplacoides Fraser, 1951
     Syn Monardithemis leonensis Aguesse, 1968

Sympetrum Newman, 1833
Sympetrum ambiguum (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula ambigua Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula albifrons Charpentier, 1840 (nec Burmeister, 1839)
Sympetrum anomalum Needham, 1930
Sympetrum baccha (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax baccha Selys, 1884
     Syn Sympetrum matutinum Ris, 1911
Sympetrum arenicolor Jödicke, 1994
     Syn Sympetrum deserti Jödicke, 1994
Sympetrum chaconi De Marmels, 1994
Sympetrum commixtum (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax commixta Selys, 1884
Sympetrum congoense Aguesse, 1966
Sympetrum cordulegaster (Selys, 1883)
     Thecadiplax cordulegastra Selys, 1883
Sympetrum corruptum (Hagen, 1861)
     Mesothemis corrupta Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum costiferum  (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax costifera Hagen, 1861
     Syn Diplax atripes Hagen, 1874
Sympetrum croceolum (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax croceola Selys, 1883
     Syn Leucorrhinia fujisana Matsumura, 1898
Sympetrum daliensis Zhu, 1999
Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776)
     Libellula danae Sulzer, 1776
     Syn Sympetrum arcticum Matsumura, 1911
     Syn Sympetrum verum Bartenev, 1915
Sympetrum darwinianum Selys, 1883
     Syn Diplax sinensis Selys, 1883
Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)
     Libellula depressiuscula Selys, 1841
Sympetrum dilatatum (Calvert, 1892)
     Diplax dilatata Calvert, 1892
Sympetrum durum Bartenev, 1916
Sympetrum eroticum (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax erotica Selys, 1883
     Syn Sympetrum ignotum Needham, 1930
Sympetrum evanescens De Marmels, 1992
Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula flaveola Linnaeus, 1758
Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
     Libellula fonscolombii Selys, 1840
     Syn Libellula erythroneura Schneider, 1845
     Syn Sympetrum rhaeticum Buchecker, 1876
     Syn Sympetrum azorensis Gardner, 1959
Sympetrum frequens (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax frequens Selys, 1883
Sympetrum gilvum (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax gilva Selys, 1884
Sympetrum gracile Oguma, 1915
Sympetrum haematoneura Fraser, 1924
Sympetrum haritonovi Borisov, 1983
Sympetrum himalayanum Navás, 1934
Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax hypomelas Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax illota Hagen, 1861
     Syn Diplax virgula Selys, 1884
Sympetrum imitans Selys, 1886
Sympetrum infuscatum (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax infuscatum Selys, 1883
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943
Sympetrum janeae Carle, 1993
Sympetrum kunckeli (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax kunckeli Selys, 1884
     Syn Sympetrum flavicauda Navás, 1932
Sympetrum maculatum Oguma, 1922
Sympetrum madidum (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax madida Hagen, 1861
     Syn Diplax flavicosta Hagen, 1877
     Syn Diplax chrysoptera Selys, 1883
Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
     Libellula meridionalis Selys, 1841
Sympetrum navasi Lacroix, 1921
Sympetrum nigrescens Lucas, 1912
Sympetrum nigrifemur (Selys, 1884)
     Diplax nigrifemur Selys, 1884
Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920
Sympetrum nomurai Asahina, 1997
Sympetrum obtrusum (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax obtrusa Hagen, 1861
     Syn Diplax decisa Hagen, 1874
Sympetrum occidentale Bartenev, 1915
     Syn Sympetrum californicum Walker, 1951
     Syn Sympetrum fasciatum Walker, 1951
Sympetrum orientale (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax orientalis Selys, 1883
Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen, 1874)
     Diplax pallipes Hagen, 1874
     Syn Sympetrum obtrusum morrisoni Ris, 1911
Sympetrum paramo De Marmels, 2001
Sympetrum parvulum (Bartenev, 1912)
     Thecodiplax parvula Bartenev, 1912
     Syn Sympetrum eroticoides Oguma, 1922
Sympetrum pedemontanum (Allioni, 1766)
     Libellula pedemontanum Allioni, 1766
Sympetrum risi Bartenev, 1914
Sympetrum roraimae De Marmels, 1988
Sympetrum rubicundulum (Say, 1839)
     Libellula rubicundula Say, 1839
     Syn Libellula assimilata Uhler, 1857
Sympetrum ruptum Needham, 1930
Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764)
     Libellula sanguinea Müller, 1764
     Syn Diplax armeniaca Selys, 1884
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1839)
     Libellula semicincta Say, 1839
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings and Garrison, 1991
Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977
     Syn Sympetrum tarraconense Jödicke, 1994
Sympetrum speciosum Oguma, 1915
Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)
     Libellula striolata Charpentier, 1840
     Syn Libellula ruficollis Charpentier, 1840
Sympetrum tibiale (Ris, 1897)
     Diplax tibialis Ris, 1897
     Syn Sympetrum bergi Grigoriev, 1905
Sympetrum uniforme (Selys, 1883)
     Diplax uniformis Selys, 1883
Sympetrum verum Bartenev, 1916
Sympetrum vicinum (Hagen, 1861)
     Diplax vicina Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum villosum Ris, 1911
Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Sympetrum decolorata Selys, 1884
     Syn Diplax imitans Selys, 1886
     Syn Sympetrum flavum Bartenev, 1915
     Syn Sympetrum vulgatum ibericum Ocharan, 1985
Sympetrum xiaoi Han and Zhu, 1997

Tapeinothemis Lieftinck, 1950
Tapeinothemis boharti Lieftinck, 1950

Tauriphila Kirby, 1889
Tauriphila argo (Hagen, 1869)
     Tramea argo Hagen, 1869
     Syn? Tauriphila nycteris Karsch, 1890
Tauriphila australis (Hagen, 1867)
     Tramea australis Hagen, 1867
     Syn Tramea iphigenia Hagen, 1867
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913

Tetrathemis Brauer, 1868
Tetrathemis camerunensis (Sjöstedt, 1900)
     Neophlebia camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900
     Syn Tetrathemis bifida Fraser, 1941
     Syn Tetrathemis sulci Pinhey, 1962
Tetrathemis corduliformis Longfield, 1936
Tetrathemis denticauda Fraser, 1954
Tetrathemis flavescens Kirby, 1889
Tetrathemis fraseri Legrand, 1977
Tetrathemis godiardi Lacroix, 1921
Tetrathemis irregularis Brauer, 1868
     Syn Tetrathemis hyalina Kirby, 1889
     Syn Tetrathemis tristrigata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Tetrathemis sumatrana Krüger, 1902
     Syn Tetrathemis cladophila Tillyard, 1908
Tetrathemis leptoptera Selys, 1877
Tetrathemis longfieldae Legrand, 1977
Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
     Syn Tetrathemis flava Krüger, 1902
     Syn Tetrathemis pulchra Laidlaw, 1902
Tetrathemis polleni (Selys, 1877)
     Neophlebia polleni Selys, 1877
     Syn Tetrathemis carpenteri Fraser, 1941
Tetrathemis ruwensoriensis Fraser, 1941
Tetrathemis victoriae (Pinhey, 1963)
     Archaeophlebia victoriae Pinhey, 1963
Tetrathemis yerburi Kirby, 1893

Thalassothemis Ris, 1909
Thalassothemis marchali (Rambur, 1842)
Libellula marchali Rambur, 1842

Thermochoria Kirby, 1889
Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889
     Syn Thermochoria picta Sjöstedt, 1899
     Syn Thermochoria rieli Navás, 1914
Thermochoria jeanneli (Martin, 1915)
     Passeria jeanneli Martin, 1915

Thermorthemis Kirby, 1889
Thermorthemis comorensis Fraser, 1958
Thermorthemis madagascariensis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula madagascariensis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Donzella madegassa Navás, 1915

Tholymis Hagen, 1867
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
     Libellula tillarga Fabricius, 1798
     Syn Libellula pallida Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
     Syn Libellula bimaculata Desjardins, 1835
     Syn Tholymis paratillarga Singh and Baijal 1954

Tramea Hagen, 1861
Tramea abdominalis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula abdominalis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula basalis Burmeister, 1839 (nec Stephens, 1835)
Tramea aquila Lieftinck, 1942
Tramea basilaris (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
     Libellula basilaris Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
     Syn Tramea burmeisteri Kirby, 1889
Tramea binotata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula binotata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Tramea brasiliana Brauer, 1867
     Syn Tramea longicauda Brauer, 1867
     Syn Tramea subbinotata Brauer, 1867
     Syn Tramea paulina Förster, 1910
     Syn Tramea walkeri Whitehouse, 1943
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910
Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763)
     Libellula carolina Linnaeus, 1763
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867
     Syn Tramea darwini Kirby, 1889
Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878
     Syn Tramea biroi Förster, 1898
     Syn Tramea monticola Lieftinck, 1942
Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861
Tramea liberata Lieftinck, 1949
Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832)
     Libellula limbata Desjardins, 1832
     Syn Libellula mauriciana Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula incerta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula similata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula stylata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Tramea continentalis Selys, 1878
     Syn Tramea madagascariensis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Tramea translucida Kirby, 1889
Tramea loewii Kaup in Brauer, 1866
     Syn Tramea tillyardi Lieftinck, 1942
Tramea minuta De Marmels and Rácenis, 1982
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861
Tramea phaeoneura Lieftinck, 1953
Tramea rosenbergi Brauer, 1866
Tramea rustica De Marmels and Rácenis, 1982
Tramea stenoloba (Watson, 1962)
     Trapezostigma stenoloba Watson, 1962
Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
     Syn Tramea samoensis Brauer, 1867
     Syn Trapezostigma euryale Selys, 1878
     Syn Tramea propinqua Lieftinck, 1942
Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula virginia Rambur, 1842

Trithemis Brauer, 1868
Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969
Trithemis aenea Pinhey, 1961
Trithemis aequalis Lieftinck, 1969
     Syn Trithemis falconis Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis africana (Brauer, 1867)
     Tramea africana Brauer, 1867
     Syn Trithemis tropicana Fraser, 1953
Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
     Libellula annulata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
     Syn Libellula rubrinervis Selys, 1841
     Syn Libellula obsoleta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula haematina Rambur, 1842
     Syn Tramea erythraea Brauer, 1867
     Syn Trithemis violacea Sjöstedt, 1900
     Syn Trithemis scorteccii Nielsen, 1935
Trithemis anomala Pinhey, 1955
Trithemis arteriosa (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula arteriosa Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Libellula distincta Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula rubella Brullé, 1844
     Syn Libellula conjuncta Selys, 1887
     Syn Libellula stuhlmanni Gerstäcker, 1891
     Syn Trithemis sanguinolenta Förster, 1906
     Syn Trithemis ennediensis Pinhey, 1970
     Syn Trithemis jacksoni Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula aurora Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Trithemis soror Brauer, 1868
     Syn Trithemis adelpha Selys, 1878
     Syn Trithemis fraterna Albarda, 1881
     Syn Trithemis congener Kirby, 1890
Trithemis basitincta Ris, 1912
Trithemis bifida Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis bredoi Fraser, 1953
Trithemis brydeni Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis congolica Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis dejouxi Pinhey, 1978
Trithemis dichroa Karsch, 1893
Trithemis serva Kirby, 1900
Trithemis donaldsoni (Calvert, 1899)
     Pseudomacromia donaldsoni Calvert, 1899
     Syn Trithemis erlangeri Förster, 1906
Trithemis dorsalis (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula dorsalis Rambur, 1842
     Syn Stoechia distanti Kirby, 1898
     Syn Misthotus marshalli Kirby, 1905
     Syn Misthotus ambiguus Kirby, 1905
Trithemis ellenbeckii Förster, 1906
Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula festiva Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula infernalis Brauer, 1865
     Syn Trithemis proserpina Selys, 1878
Trithemis fumosa Pinhey, 1962
Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899
     Syn Trithemis risi Longfield, 1936
Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961
     Syn Trithemis atra Pinhey, 1961
     Syn Trithemis leptosoma Pinhey, 1966
Trithemis hartwigi Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912
     Syn Libellula hova Selys, 1869 (nec Rambur, 1842)
     Syn Trithemis aureola Ris, 1912
Trithemis imitata Pinhey, 1961
Trithemis integra Dijkstra, 2007
Trithemis kalula Kirby, 1900
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891
     Syn Libellula ardens Gerstäcker, 1891
     Syn Trithemis dallonia Navás, 1936
     Syn Trithemis comorensis Fraser, 1959
Trithemis lilacina Förster, 1899
Trithemis monardi Ris, 1931
     Syn Trithemis insuffusa Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis nigra Longfield, 1936
Trithemis nuptialis Karsch, 1894
Trithemis osvaldae d'Andrea and Carfi, 1997
Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)
     Sympetrum pallidinervis Kirby, 1889
     Syn Trithemis dryas Selys, 1891
Trithemis persephone Ris, 1912
Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906
     Syn Trithemis melanisticta Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis pruinata Karsch, 1899
Trithemis selika (Selys, 1869)
     Libellula selika Selys, 1869
     Syn Trithemis maia Ris, 1915
Trithemis stictica (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula stictica Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Trithemis parasticta Pinhey, 1955
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912

Tyriobapta Kirby, 1889
Tyriobapta kueckenthali (Karsch, 1903)
     Monocoloptera kueckenthali Karsch, 1903
Tyriobapta laidlawi Ris, 1919
Tyriobapta torrida Kirby, 1889

Uracis Rambur, 1842
Uracis fastigiata (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Uracis fastigiata aberration pura Förster, 1909
     Syn Uracis fastigiata forma machadina Förster, 1910
Uracis imbuta (Burmeister, 1839)
     Libellula imbuta Burmeister, 1839
     Syn Uracis quadra Rambur, 1842
Uracis infumata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula infumata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Uracis ovata Calvert, 1909
Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909
     Syn Pronomaja mimetica Förster, 1909
Uracis reducta Fraser, 1946
Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897
Uracis turrialba Ris, 1919

Urothemis Brauer, 1868
Urothemis abbotti Laidlaw, 1927
Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878
Urothemis assignata (Selys, 1872)
     Libellula assignata Selys, 1872
     Syn Libellula designata Selys, 1872
     Syn Urothemis madagascariensis Selys, 1897
Urothemis bisignata Brauer, 1868
Urothemis consignata Selys, 1897
Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849)
     Libellula edwardsii Selys, 1849
     Syn Urothemis rendalli Kirby, 1898
     Syn Urothemis iridescens Kirby, 1898
Urothemis luciana Balinsky, 1961
Urothemis signata (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula signata Rambur, 1842
     Syn Libellula sanguinea Burmeister, 1839 (nec MacLeay, 1826)
     Syn Libellula insignata Selys, 1872
     Syn Urothemis yiei Asahina, 1972
Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932
     Syn Urothemis aethiopica Nielsen, 1957

Viridithemis Fraser, 1960
Viridithemis viridula Fraser, 1960

Ypirangathemis Santos, 1945
Ypirangathemis calverti Santos, 1945

Zenithoptera Selys, 1869
Zenithoptera anceps Pujol, 1993
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)
     Libellula fasciata Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula americana Linnaeus, 1758
     Syn Libellula violacea De Geer, 1773
Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910

Zygonoides Fraser, 1957 Zygonoides fraseri (Pinhey, 1955)
     Olpogastra fraseri Pinhey, 1955
Zygonoides fuelleborni (Grünberg, 1902)
     Olpogastra fuelleborni Grünberg, 1902
Zygonoides lachesis (Ris, 1912)
     Olpogastra lachesis Ris, 1912
     Syn Pseudomacromia bella Lacroix, 1920
Zygonoides occidentis (Ris, 1912)
     Olpogastra occidentis Ris, 1912

Zygonychidium Lindley, 1970
Zygonychidium gracile Lindley, 1970

Zygonyx Hagen, 1867
Zygonyx asahinai Matsuki and Saito, 1995
Zygonyx elisabethae Lieftinck, 1963
Zygonyx eusebia (Ris, 1912)
     Pseudomacromia eusebia Ris, 1912
     Syn Pseudomacromia chrysobaphes Ris, 1915
     Syn Zygonyx prodigiosa Fraser, 1958
Zygonyx fallax (Schouteden, 1934)
     Pseudomacromia fallax Schouteden, 1934
Zygonyx flavicosta (Sjöstedt, 1900)
     Schizothemis flavicosta Sjöstedt, 1900
     Syn Zygonyx mwinilungae Pinhey, 1961
Zygonyx hova (Rambur, 1842)
     Libellula hova Rambur, 1842
Zygonyx ida Hagen, 1867
     Syn Pseudomacromia luxuriosa Karsch, 1893
Zygonyx ilia Ris, 1912
Zygonyx immaculata Fraser, 1933
Zygonyx iris Selys, 1869
     Syn Zygonyx davina Fraser, 1926
     Syn Zygonidia malayana Laidlaw, 1902
Zygonyx luctifera Selys, 1869
Zygonyx natalensis (Martin, 1900)
     Pseudomacromia natalensis Martin, 1900
     Syn Zygonyx komatina Förster, 1906
     Syn Homothemis meruensis Sjöstedt, 1909
     Syn Pseudomacromia kikuyuensis Martin, 1915
     Syn Tilithemis lindblomi Sjöstedt, 1917
     Syn Zygonyx ikomae Pinhey, 1961
Zygonyx pretentiosa Fraser, 1957
Zygonyx ranavalonae Fraser, 1949
Zygonyx regisalberti (Schouteden, 1934)
     Pseudomacromia regisalberti Schouteden, 1934
Zygonyx speciosa (Karsch, 1891)
     Pseudomacromia speciosa Karsch, 1891
     Syn Pseudomacromia pretiosa Karsch, 1891
     Syn Zygonyx rougeoti Pinhey, 1960
     Syn Zygonyx atritibiae Pinhey, 1964
Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966
Zygonyx torrida (Kirby, 1889)
     Pseudomacromia torrida Kirby, 1889
     Syn Pseudomacromia atlantica Martin, 1900
     Syn Zygonyx hoffmanni Grünberg, 1903
     Syn Zygonyx insulana Pinhey, 1981
Zygonyx viridescens (Martin, 1900)
     Pseudomacromia viridescens Martin, 1900

Zyxomma Rambur, 1842
Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889
Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)
     Zyxommoides breviventre Martin, 1921
Zyxomma elgneri Ris, 1913
Zyxomma multinervorum Carpenter, 1897
Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
     Syn Zyxomma sechellarum Martin, 1896