NEW TAXA OF INDIAN ODONATA

This page lists new species and subspecies (together referred to as 'taxa') of Indian Odonata that have been described since 2010. These taxa add to the known Odonata fauna of India.

  1. Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis Joshi, Gassah, Ismavel & Kunte, 2026 – Long-tailed Boghawker
  2. Sarasaeschna nuboides Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2026 – Clouded Boghawker
  3. Sarasaeschna sigotaayo Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2026 – Siang Boghawker
  4. Coeliccia magna Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Greater Sylvan
  5. Calicnemia ardena Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 -  Fiery Oread
  6. Calicnemia arunachala Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Broad-striped Oread
  7. Calicnemia flavovittata Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Yellow-striped Oread
  8. Calicnemia mimumkoa Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Epsilon Oread
  9. Calicnemia naga Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Tiger Oread
  10. Calicnemia rubromacula Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2026 - Red-spotted Oread
  11. Lyriothemis keralensis Chandran, Sawant, Mathews & Kunte, 2026 – Slender Bombardier
  12. Protosticta sooryaprakashi Haneef, Chandran, Sawant, Beevi & Kunte, 2025
  13. Protosticta shambhaveei Sawant, Chandran A. V., Ogale, Rane & Kunte, 2025
  14. Protosticta sanguinithorax Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant, Koparde & Kunte, 2025
  15. Lyriothemis abrahami Sadasivan, Jose, Nair & Palot, 2025
  16. Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susanth & Sadasavin, 2025 Wayanad Satinwing
  17. Merogomphus flavoreductus Sawant, Chandran A. V., Koparde & Kunte, 2025
  18. Merogomphus aryanadensis Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant & Jose, 2025
  19. Lyriothemis lucifera Seehausen & Dawn, 2024
  20. Caliphaea sinuofurcata Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2025
  21. Devadatta adii Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024
  22. Yunnanosticta siangi Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024
  23. Protosticta khasia Joshi & Sarkar, 2024
  24. Macromia kannharaiensis Dalvi, Koli & Thakur, 2024
  25. Phylloneura rupestris Chandran, Chandran & Jose, 2024 - Cliff Bambootail
  26. Protosticta armageddonia Payra, Chandran, Deshpande & Koparde, 2023 Armageddon Shadowdamsel
  27. Gynacantha anandmati Sawant & Kambli, 2023
  28. Platygomphus benritarum Joshi & Mital 2022 - Brahmaputra Picktail
  29. Protosticta anamalica Sadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022 Anamalai Shadowdamsel
  30. Gynacantha chaplini Khan, 2022
  31. Burmagomphus chaukulensis Joshi, Ogale & Sawant, 2022 - Spiny Horntail
  32. Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021 - Thoseghar Satinwing
  33. Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021 - Satara Satinwing
  34. Orthetrum erythronigrum Subramanian, Babu & Kalkman, 2020 – Nicobar Skimmer
  35. Protosticta sholai Subramanian & Babu, 2020 - Shola Shadowdamsel
  36. Lestes patricia taamrpatti Bhakare, Bhoite & Pawar, 2020 (now a synonym of Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924)
  37. Protosticta myristicaensis Joshi & Kunte, 2020 - Myristica Shadowdamsel
  38. Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subramanian, Babu & Kunte, 2020 - Blue-legged Shadowdamsel
  39. Orthetrum andamanicum Bedjanič, Kalkman & Subramanian, 2020 – Andaman Skimmer
  40. Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020 – Konkan Rockdweller
  41. Gomphidia podhigai Babu & Subramanian 2019
  42. Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus Rangnekar, Dharwadkar, Sadasivan & Subramanian, 2019
  43. Ceriagrion chromothorax Joshi & Sawant, 2019 Sindhudurg Marsh Dart
  44. Nososticta nancowra Rajeshkumar, 2018 Nancowry Threadtail
  45. Cephalaeschna acanthifrons Joshi & Kunte, 2017
  46. Planaeschna poumai Joshi & Kunte, 2017
  47. Nosoticta nicobarica Rajeshkumar, Raghunathan & Chandra, 2017 Great Nicobar Threadtail
  48. Megalestes gyalsey Gyeltshen, Kalkman & Orr 2017 Gyalsey Malachite
  49. Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kalesh & Kunte, 2015 Travancore Shadowdamsel
  50. Idionyx gomantakensis Subramanian, Rangnaker and Nayak, 2013 Goan Shadow Dancer

If you notice any taxa that have not been listed above, then please bring this to our attention by email so that we can add them here for the benefit of the community.

Page citation

Chandran A. V., D. Sawant, S. Joshi, and K. Kunte. 2026. NEW TAXA OF INDIAN ODONATA . In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Indian Foundation for Butterflies.