The Families and Genera of OdonataThe species totals for each genus are from the latest list of world Odonata.
Families are listed in alphabetic order, first Anisoptera, then Anisozygoptera, then Zygoptera.
Taxon
|
# Species
|
| Odonata |
5574 |
| Anisoptera |
2874 |
| Anisozygoptera |
2 |
| Zygoptera |
2698 |
| Aeshnidae |
433 |
| Acanthaeschna |
1 |
| Adversaeschna |
1 |
| Aeschnophlebia |
4 |
| Aeshna |
42 |
| Agyrtacantha |
4 |
| Allopetalia |
2 |
| Amphiaeschna |
1 |
| Anaciaeschna |
10 |
| Anax |
32 |
| Andaeschna |
4 |
| Antipodophlebia |
1 |
| Austroaeschna |
20 |
| Austrogynacantha |
1 |
| Austrophlebia |
2 |
| Basiaeschna |
1 |
| Boyeria |
6 |
| Brachytron |
1 |
| Caliaeschna |
1 |
| Castoraeschna |
8 |
| Cephalaeschna |
13 |
| Coryphaeschna |
8 |
| Dendroaeschna |
1 |
| Epiaeschna |
1 |
| Gomphaeschna |
2 |
| Gynacantha |
86 |
| Gynacanthaeschna |
1 |
| Heliaeschna |
16 |
| Hemianax |
1 |
| Indaeschna |
2 |
| Limnetron |
2 |
| Linaeschna |
1 |
| Nasiaeschna |
1 |
| Neuraeschna |
15 |
| Notoaeschna |
2 |
| Oligoaeschna |
30 |
| Oplonaeschna |
2 |
| Oreaeschna |
2 |
| Periaeschna |
8 |
| Petaliaeschna |
5 |
| Planaeschna |
12 |
| Plattycantha |
3 |
| Polycanthagyna |
4 |
| Racenaeschna |
1 |
| Remartinia |
4 |
| Rhionaeschna |
39 |
| Sarasaeschna |
1 |
| Spinaeschna |
2 |
| Staurophlebia |
5 |
| Subaeschna |
1 |
| Telephlebia |
6 |
| Tetracanthagyna |
5 |
| Triacanthagyna |
9 |
| Austropetaliidae |
15 |
| Archipetalia |
1 |
| Austropetalia |
3 |
| Eurypetalia |
2 |
| Hypopetalia |
1 |
| Ophiopetalia |
4 |
| Phyllopetalia |
2 |
| Rheopetalia |
2 |
| Chlorogomphidae |
46 |
| Chlorogomphus |
32 |
| Chloropetalia |
6 |
| Sinurogomphus |
8 |
| Cordulegastridae |
49 |
| Anotogaster |
11 |
| Cordulegaster |
24 |
| Neallogaster |
7 |
| Sonjagaster |
7 |
| Corduliidae |
359 |
| Aeschnosoma |
5 |
| Antipodochlora |
1 |
| Apocordulia |
1 |
| Archaeophya |
2 |
| Austrocordulia |
3 |
| Austrophya |
1 |
| Cordulephya |
4 |
| Cordulia |
3 |
| Didymops |
2 |
| Dorocordulia |
2 |
| Epitheca |
12 |
| Epophthalmia |
6 |
| Gomphomacromia |
5 |
| Guadalca |
1 |
| Helocordulia |
2 |
| Hemicordulia |
35 |
| Hesperocordulia |
1 |
| Heteronaias |
1 |
| Idionyx |
27 |
| Idomacromia |
2 |
| Lathrocordulia |
2 |
| Lauromacromia |
3 |
| Libellulosoma |
1 |
| Macromia |
75 |
| Macromidia |
11 |
| Metaphya |
4 |
| Micromidia |
3 |
| Navicordulia |
10 |
| Neocordulia |
9 |
| Neophya |
1 |
| Nesocordulia |
6 |
| Neurocordulia |
7 |
| Oxygastra |
1 |
| Paracordulia |
1 |
| Pentathemis |
1 |
| Phyllomacromia |
39 |
| Procordulia |
16 |
| Pseudocordulia |
2 |
| Rialla |
1 |
| Santosia |
3 |
| Somatochlora |
43 |
| Syncordulia |
2 |
| Williamsonia |
2 |
| Gomphidae |
951 |
| Acrogomphus |
7 |
| Agriogomphus |
4 |
| Amphigomphus |
3 |
| Anisogomphus |
19 |
| Anomalophlebia |
1 |
| Anormogomphus |
3 |
| Antipodogomphus |
6 |
| Aphylla |
24 |
| Archaeogomphus |
7 |
| Arigomphus |
7 |
| Armagomphus |
1 |
| Asiagomphus |
20 |
| Austrogomphus |
20 |
| Brasiliogomphus |
1 |
| Burmagomphus |
23 |
| Cacoides |
1 |
| Ceratogomphus |
2 |
| Cinitogomphus |
1 |
| Cornigomphus |
1 |
| Crenigomphus |
5 |
| Cyanogomphus |
7 |
| Cyclogomphus |
5 |
| Davidioides |
1 |
| Davidius |
22 |
| Desmogomphus |
2 |
| Diaphlebia |
2 |
| Diastatomma |
7 |
| Dromogomphus |
3 |
| Dubitogomphus |
1 |
| Eogomphus |
1 |
| Epigomphus |
28 |
| Erpetogomphus |
22 |
| Fukienogomphus |
3 |
| Gastrogomphus |
1 |
| Gomphidia |
24 |
| Gomphoides |
3 |
| Gomphus |
51 |
| Hagenius |
1 |
| Heliogomphus |
20 |
| Hemigomphus |
7 |
| Ictinogomphus |
16 |
| Idiogomphoides |
3 |
| Isomma |
1 |
| Labrogomphus |
1 |
| Lamelligomphus |
12 |
| Lanthus |
3 |
| Leptogomphus |
22 |
| Lestinogomphus |
4 |
| Lindenia |
1 |
| Macrogomphus |
18 |
| Malgassogomphus |
1 |
| Megalogomphus |
11 |
| Melanocacus |
2 |
| Melligomphus |
5 |
| Merogomphus |
12 |
| Microgomphus |
17 |
| Mitragomphus |
1 |
| Neogomphus |
3 |
| Nepogomphoides |
1 |
| Nepogomphus |
3 |
| Neurogomphus |
10 |
| Nihonogomphus |
19 |
| Notogomphus |
19 |
| Nychogomphus |
4 |
| Octogomphus |
1 |
| Odontogomphus |
2 |
| Onychogomphus |
46 |
| Ophiogomphus |
29 |
| Orientogomphus |
4 |
| Paragomphus |
44 |
| Perigomphus |
1 |
| Perissogomphus |
1 |
| Peruviogomphus |
2 |
| Phaenandrogomphus |
6 |
| Phyllocycla |
31 |
| Phyllogomphoides |
46 |
| Phyllogomphus |
18 |
| Platygomphus |
2 |
| Praeviogomphus |
1 |
| Progomphus |
67 |
| Scalmogomphus |
2 |
| Shaogomphus |
3 |
| Sieboldius |
8 |
| Sinictinogomphus |
1 |
| Sinogomphus |
10 |
| Stylogomphus |
11 |
| Stylurus |
30 |
| Tibiagomphus |
2 |
| Tragogomphus |
5 |
| Trigomphus |
12 |
| Zonophora |
10 |
| Libellulidae |
966 |
| Acisoma |
2 |
| Aethiothemis |
9 |
| Aethriamanta |
6 |
| Agrionoptera |
6 |
| Allorrhizucha |
3 |
| Amphithemis |
3 |
| Anatya |
2 |
| Anectothemis |
1 |
| Antidythemis |
2 |
| Archaeophlebia |
1 |
| Argyrothemis |
1 |
| Atoconeura |
2 |
| Austrothemis |
1 |
| Bironides |
4 |
| Boninthemis |
1 |
| Brachydiplax |
7 |
| Brachygonia |
3 |
| Brachymesia |
3 |
| Brachythemis |
5 |
| Bradinopyga |
4 |
| Brechmorhoga |
14 |
| Calophlebia |
2 |
| Camacinia |
3 |
| Cannaphila |
3 |
| Celebophlebia |
2 |
| Celebothemis |
1 |
| Celithemis |
8 |
| Chalcostephia |
1 |
| Chalybeothemis |
1 |
| Congothemis |
1 |
| Cratilla |
2 |
| Crocothemis |
10 |
| Cyanothemis |
1 |
| Dasythemis |
4 |
| Deielia |
1 |
| Diastatops |
8 |
| Diplacina |
23 |
| Diplacodes |
9 |
| Dythemis |
7 |
| Edonis |
1 |
| Elasmothemis |
6 |
| Eleuthemis |
1 |
| Elga |
2 |
| Eothemis |
1 |
| Epithemis |
1 |
| Erythemis |
10 |
| Erythrodiplax |
58 |
| Fylgia |
1 |
| Gynothemis |
5 |
| Hadrothemis |
8 |
| Hemistigma |
3 |
| Huonia |
15 |
| Hydrobasileus |
3 |
| Hylaeothemis |
4 |
| Hypothemis |
1 |
| Idiataphe |
4 |
| Indothemis |
2 |
| Ladona |
3 |
| Lanthanusa |
5 |
| Lathrecista |
2 |
| Leucorrhinia |
16 |
| Libellula |
27 |
| Lokia |
7 |
| Lyriothemis |
14 |
| Macrodiplax |
2 |
| Macrothemis |
39 |
| Malgassophlebia |
5 |
| Mesumbethemis |
1 |
| Miathyria |
2 |
| Micrathyria |
46 |
| Micromacromia |
3 |
| Microtrigonia |
3 |
| Misagria |
4 |
| Monardithemis |
1 |
| Nannodiplax |
1 |
| Nannophlebia |
23 |
| Nannophya |
6 |
| Nannophyopsis |
2 |
| Nannothemis |
1 |
| Neodythemis |
8 |
| Nephepeltia |
6 |
| Nesciothemis |
5 |
| Nesogonia |
1 |
| Nesoxenia |
2 |
| Neurothemis |
13 |
| Nothodiplax |
1 |
| Notiothemis |
2 |
| Notolibellula |
1 |
| Oligoclada |
22 |
| Olpogastra |
4 |
| Onychothemis |
5 |
| Orchithemis |
3 |
| Orthemis |
18 |
| Orthetrum |
60 |
| Oxythemis |
1 |
| Pachydiplax |
1 |
| Pacificothemis |
1 |
| Palaeothemis |
1 |
| Palpopleura |
6 |
| Paltothemis |
3 |
| Pantala |
2 |
| Parazyxomma |
1 |
| Perithemis |
12 |
| Philonomon |
1 |
| Phyllothemis |
2 |
| Planiplax |
5 |
| Plathemis |
2 |
| Pornothemis |
2 |
| Porpacithemis |
3 |
| Porpax |
4 |
| Potamarcha |
2 |
| Protorthemis |
4 |
| Pseudagrionoptera |
1 |
| Pseudoleon |
1 |
| Pseudothemis |
2 |
| Pseudotramea |
1 |
| Raphismia |
2 |
| Rhodopygia |
5 |
| Rhodothemis |
5 |
| Rhyothemis |
24 |
| Risiophlebia |
2 |
| Scapanea |
2 |
| Selysiothemis |
1 |
| Sleuthemis |
1 |
| Sympetrum |
64 |
| Tapeinothemis |
1 |
| Tauriphila |
5 |
| Tetrathemis |
17 |
| Thalassothemis |
1 |
| Thermochoria |
2 |
| Thermorthemis |
2 |
| Tholymis |
2 |
| Tramea |
22 |
| Trithemis |
41 |
| Tyriobapta |
3 |
| Uracis |
7 |
| Urothemis |
9 |
| Viridithemis |
1 |
| Ypirangathemis |
1 |
| Zenithoptera |
4 |
| Zygonychidium |
1 |
| Zygonyx |
20 |
| Zyxomma |
6 |
| Neopetaliidae |
1 |
| Neopetalia |
1 |
| Petaluridae |
11 |
| Petalura |
5 |
| Phenes |
1 |
| Tachopteryx |
1 |
| Tanypteryx |
2 |
| Uropetala |
2 |
| Synthemistidae |
43 |
| Austrosynthemis |
1 |
| Choristhemis |
2 |
| Eusynthemis |
14 |
| Palaeosynthemis |
8 |
| Synthemiopsis |
1 |
| Synthemis |
15 |
| Tonyosynthemis |
2 |
| Epiophlebiidae |
2 |
| Epiophlebia |
2 |
| Amphipterygidae |
9 |
| Amphipteryx |
2 |
| Devadatta |
4 |
| Pentaphlebia |
2 |
| Rimanella |
1 |
| Calopterygidae |
160 |
| Archineura |
2 |
| Caliphaea |
4 |
| Calopteryx |
29 |
| Echo |
4 |
| Hetaerina |
37 |
| Iridictyon |
2 |
| Matrona |
2 |
| Mnais |
9 |
| Mnesarete |
22 |
| Neurobasis |
11 |
| Noguchiphaea |
1 |
| Phaon |
2 |
| Psolodesmus |
1 |
| Sapho |
6 |
| Umma |
11 |
| Vestalis |
17 |
| Chlorocyphidae |
140 |
| Africocypha |
1 |
| Calocypha |
1 |
| Chlorocypha |
31 |
| Cyrano |
2 |
| Disparocypha |
1 |
| Indocypha |
4 |
| Libellago |
23 |
| Melanocypha |
1 |
| Pachycypha |
1 |
| Platycypha |
8 |
| Rhinocypha |
62 |
| Rhinoneura |
2 |
| Sclerocypha |
1 |
| Sundacypha |
2 |
| Watuwila |
1 |
| Coenagrionidae |
1070 |
| Acanthagrion |
40 |
| Acanthallagma |
3 |
| Aciagrion |
27 |
| Aeolagrion |
7 |
| Africallagma |
9 |
| Agriocnemis |
42 |
| Amorphostigma |
2 |
| Amphiagrion |
2 |
| Amphiallagma |
1 |
| Amphicnemis |
26 |
| Andinagrion |
2 |
| Anisagrion |
4 |
| Antiagrion |
4 |
| Apanisagrion |
1 |
| Archboldargia |
2 |
| Archibasis |
8 |
| Argia |
112 |
| Argiagrion |
1 |
| Argiocnemis |
4 |
| Austroagrion |
4 |
| Austroallagma |
1 |
| Austrocnemis |
3 |
| Azuragrion |
6 |
| Bedfordia |
2 |
| Boninagrion |
1 |
| Caliagrion |
1 |
| Calvertagrion |
1 |
| Cercion |
11 |
| Ceriagrion |
49 |
| Chromagrion |
1 |
| Chrysobasis |
2 |
| Coenagriocnemis |
4 |
| Coenagrion |
42 |
| Cyanallagma |
15 |
| Diceratobasis |
2 |
| Enacantha |
1 |
| Enallagma |
46 |
| Erythromma |
3 |
| Helveciagrion |
3 |
| Hesperagrion |
1 |
| Himalagrion |
2 |
| Homeoura |
5 |
| Hylaeargia |
2 |
| Hylaeonympha |
1 |
| Inpabasis |
3 |
| Ischnura |
70 |
| Leptagrion |
22 |
| Leptobasis |
8 |
| Leucobasis |
1 |
| Megalagrion |
26 |
| Melanesobasis |
8 |
| Mesamphiagrion |
1 |
| Mesoleptobasis |
3 |
| Metaleptobasis |
16 |
| Millotagrion |
1 |
| Minagrion |
5 |
| Moroagrion |
1 |
| Mortonagrion |
12 |
| Nehalennia |
6 |
| Neoerythromma |
2 |
| Nesobasis |
25 |
| Onychargia |
2 |
| Oreagrion |
5 |
| Oxyagrion |
23 |
| Oxyallagma |
1 |
| Pacificagrion |
2 |
| Palaiargia |
20 |
| Papuagrion |
14 |
| Papuargia |
1 |
| Pericnemis |
2 |
| Pinheyagrion |
1 |
| Plagulibasis |
1 |
| Proischnura |
3 |
| Protallagma |
1 |
| Pseudagrion |
144 |
| Pyrrhosoma |
3 |
| Rhodischnura |
1 |
| Seychellibasis |
2 |
| Skiallagma |
1 |
| Stenagrion |
2 |
| Teinobasis |
64 |
| Telagrion |
8 |
| Telebasis |
43 |
| Thermagrion |
1 |
| Tigriagrion |
1 |
| Xanthagrion |
1 |
| Xanthocnemis |
4 |
| Xiphiagrion |
2 |
| Zoniagrion |
1 |
| Dicteriadidae |
2 |
| Dicterias |
1 |
| Heliocharis |
1 |
| Diphlebiidae |
9 |
| Diphlebia |
5 |
| Philoganga |
4 |
| Euphaeidae |
69 |
| Anisopleura |
10 |
| Bayadera |
14 |
| Cryptophaea |
3 |
| Cyclophaea |
1 |
| Dysphaea |
6 |
| Epallage |
1 |
| Euphaea |
31 |
| Heterophaea |
2 |
| Schmidtiphaea |
1 |
| Hemiphlebiidae |
1 |
| Hemiphlebia |
1 |
| Isostictidae |
45 |
| Austrosticta |
3 |
| Cnemisticta |
2 |
| Eurysticta |
3 |
| Isosticta |
7 |
| Labidiosticta |
1 |
| Lithosticta |
1 |
| Neosticta |
3 |
| Oristicta |
1 |
| Rhadinosticta |
1 |
| Selysioneura |
16 |
| Tanymecosticta |
6 |
| Titanosticta |
1 |
| Lestidae |
154 |
| Archilestes |
8 |
| Austrolestes |
11 |
| Chalcolestes |
2 |
| Indolestes |
33 |
| Lestes |
85 |
| Orolestes |
5 |
| Platylestes |
6 |
| Sinhalestes |
1 |
| Sympecma |
3 |
| Lestoideidae |
4 |
| Lestoidea |
4 |
| Megapodagrionidae |
277 |
| Agriomorpha |
1 |
| Allolestes |
1 |
| Allopodagrion |
3 |
| Amanipodagrion |
1 |
| Archiargiolestes |
3 |
| Archaeopodagrion |
2 |
| Argiolestes |
37 |
| Arrhenocnemis |
2 |
| Austroargiolestes |
10 |
| Bornargiolestes |
1 |
| Burmargiolestes |
3 |
| Caledargiolestes |
2 |
| Caledopteryx |
2 |
| Calilestes |
1 |
| Celebargiolestes |
1 |
| Dimeragrion |
4 |
| Griseargiolestes |
7 |
| Heteragrion |
41 |
| Heteropodagrion |
2 |
| Hypolestes |
2 |
| Lestomima |
1 |
| Megapodagrion |
1 |
| Mesagrion |
1 |
| Mesopodagrion |
1 |
| Miniargiolestes |
1 |
| Nesolestes |
17 |
| Neuragrion |
1 |
| Neurolestes |
1 |
| Oxystigma |
4 |
| Paraphlebia |
4 |
| Philogenia |
35 |
| Philosina |
2 |
| Podolestes |
8 |
| Podopteryx |
2 |
| Priscagrion |
2 |
| Protolestes |
8 |
| Rhinagrion |
7 |
| Rhipidolestes |
18 |
| Sciotropis |
2 |
| Tatocnemis |
10 |
| Teinopodagrion |
24 |
| Trineuragrion |
1 |
| Perilestidae |
20 |
| Nubiolestes |
1 |
| Perilestes |
7 |
| Perissolestes |
12 |
| Platycnemididae |
205 |
| Allocnemis |
2 |
| Arabicnemis |
1 |
| Asthenocnemis |
1 |
| Calicnemia |
16 |
| Coeliccia |
59 |
| Copera |
9 |
| Cyanocnemis |
1 |
| Denticnemis |
1 |
| Idiocnemis |
19 |
| Indocnemis |
1 |
| Leptocnemis |
1 |
| Lieftinckia |
6 |
| Lochmaeocnemis |
1 |
| Mesocnemis |
4 |
| Metacnemis |
3 |
| Oreocnemis |
1 |
| Paracnemis |
1 |
| Paramecocnemis |
2 |
| Platycnemis |
32 |
| Rhyacocnemis |
2 |
| Risiocnemis |
36 |
| Salomoncnemis |
1 |
| Sinocnemis |
2 |
| Stenocnemis |
1 |
| Thaumatagrion |
1 |
| Torrenticnemis |
1 |
| Platystictidae |
173 |
| Drepanosticta |
91 |
| Palaemnema |
42 |
| Platysticta |
3 |
| Protosticta |
35 |
| Sinosticta |
2 |
| Polythoridae |
58 |
| Chalcopteryx |
4 |
| Chalcothore |
1 |
| Cora |
22 |
| Euthore |
8 |
| Kalocora |
1 |
| Miocora |
2 |
| Polythore |
19 |
| Stenocora |
1 |
| Protoneuridae |
247 |
| Arabineura |
1 |
| Caconeura |
5 |
| Chlorocnemis |
12 |
| Disparoneura |
4 |
| Elattoneura |
33 |
| Epipleoneura |
24 |
| Epipotoneura |
1 |
| Esme |
3 |
| Forcepsioneura |
7 |
| Idioneura |
1 |
| Isomecocnemis |
3 |
| Junix |
1 |
| Lamproneura |
1 |
| Melanoneura |
1 |
| Microneura |
1 |
| Neoneura |
25 |
| Nososticta |
54 |
| Peristicta |
5 |
| Phasmoneura |
2 |
| Phylloneura |
1 |
| Prodasineura |
36 |
| Proneura |
1 |
| Protoneura |
20 |
| Psaironeura |
4 |
| Roppaneura |
1 |
| Pseudolestidae |
1 |
| Pseudolestes |
1 |
| Pseudostigmatidae |
19 |
| Anomisma |
1 |
| Coryphagrion |
1 |
| Mecistogaster |
11 |
| Megaloprepus |
1 |
| Microstigma |
3 |
| Pseudostigma |
2 |
| Synlestidae |
34 |
| Chlorolestes |
8 |
| Chorismagrion |
1 |
| Ecchlorolestes |
2 |
| Episynlestes |
3 |
| Megalestes |
14 |
| Phylolestes |
1 |
| Sinolestes |
2 |
| Synlestes |
3 |
| Thaumatoneuridae |
1 |
| Thaumatoneura |
1 |
| 
