A taxonomic catalogue of Indian Odonata is given below. Species are arranged alphabetically by suborder, family and genus. You can reach species pages by clicking on the species names if they are hyperlinked (names that are hyperlinked have species pages, non-hyperlinked names do not yet have species pages on this website). Otherwise search for species names in the search box in the menu bar above. Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this species catalogue.
Also see the Odonata Taxon Tree as an added reference.
This systematic catalogue was initially based on the following publication:
Kalkman, V., Babu, R., Bedjanic, M., Conniff, K., Gyeltshen, T., Khan, K., Subramanian, K.A., Zia, A. & Orr, A. (2020) Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4849:1-84. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4849.1.1.
It is updated continually to accommodate new species descriptions and taxonomic revisions. For comments, suggestions and further taxonomic information, please contact the editors, Shantanu Joshi and Dattaprasad Sawant.
Colour scheme used for higher classification in the list below is as follows:
CLASS
ORDER
SUBORDER
SUPERFAMILY
Family
Genus
Species
SYSTEMATIC CATALOGUE OF INDIAN ODONATA SPECIES:
CLASS INSECTS
ORDER ODONATA
SUBORDER ZYGOPTERA
SUPERFAMILY LESTOIDEA
- Indolestes assamicus Fraser, 1930 - Assam Reedling
- Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862) - Blue Reedling
- Indolestes gracilis (Hagen in Selys, 1862) - Mountain Reedling
- Indolestes indicus Fraser, 1922 - Khasi Reedling
- Indolestes pulcherrimus (Fraser, 1924) - Malabar Reedling
- Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798) - Migrant Spreadwing
- Lestes concinnus Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Dusky Spreadwing
- Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924 - Black-tailed Spreadwing
- Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987 - Garo Spreadwing
- Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929 - Malabar Spreadwing
- Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924 - Dark-striped Spreadwing
- Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891 - Wandering Spreadwing
- Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924
- Lestes praemorsus Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Scalloped Spreadwing
- Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842 - Emerald-striped Spreadwing
- Orolestes durga Lahiri, 1987 - Durga Giant Spreadwing
- Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895 - Selys's Giant Spreadwing
- Platylestes kirani Emiliyamma, Palot, & Charesh 2020 - Kiran's Spreadwing
- Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) - Olive Spreadwing
- Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) – Siberian Winter Damsel
Family Synlestidae
- Megalestes gyalsey Gyeltshen, Kalkman & Orr 2017 - Gyalsey Malachite
- Megalestes irma Fraser, 1926 - Bengal Malachite
- Megalestes kurahashii Asahina, 1985 - Yellow-striped Malachite
- Megalestes lieftincki Lahiri, 1979 - Assam Malachite
- Megalestes major Selys, 1862 - Himalayan Malachite
- Megalestes micans Needham, 1930 - Common Malachite
SUPERFAMILY PLATYSTICTOIDEA
Family Platystictidae
- Drepanosticta annandalei Fraser, 1924
- Drepanosticta carmichaeli (Laidlaw, 1915) - Indo-Chinese Blue Reedtail
- Drepanosticta polychromatica Fraser, 1931
- Indosticta deccanensis (Laidlaw, 1915) - Saffron Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta anamalica Sadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022 - Anamalai Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931 - Sahyadri Giant Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta armageddonia Payra, Chandran, Deshpande & Koparde, 2023 - Armageddon Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subramanian, Babu & Kunte, 2020 - Blue-legged Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta damacornu Terzani and Carletti, 1998 - Hazel Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931
- Protosticta francyi Sadasivan, Vibhu, Nair & Palot, 2022
- Protosticta fraseri Kennedy, 1936 - Fraser's Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915 - Pied Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta hearseyi Fraser, 1922 - Little Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta himalaica Laidlaw, 1917 - Himalayan Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta khasia Joshi & Sarkar, 2024 - Khasi Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta monticola Emiliyamma & Palot, 2016 - Kerala Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta mortoni Fraser, 1924 - Blue-necked Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta myristicaensis Joshi & Kunte, 2020 - Myristica Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kalesh & Kunte, 2015 - Travancore Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958 - Brown-spotted Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta samtsensis Gurung & Phan 2023 - Bhutan Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta sanguinithorax Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant, Koparde & Kunte, 2025 - Crimson Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922 - Red-Spot Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta shambhaveei Sawant, Chandran A. V., Ogale, Rane & Kunte, 2025 - Konkan Shadowdamsel
- Protosticta sholai Subramanian & Babu, 2020 - Shola Shadowdamsel
- Yunnanosticta siangi Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024 - Siang Shadowdamsel
SUPERFAMILY CALOPTERYGOIDEA Selys, 1850
Family Calopterygidae Selys, 1850
- Caliphaea confusa Hagen in Selys, 1859 - Himalayan Bronzeback
- Caliphaea sinuofurcata Sawant, Joshi & Kunte, 2025 - Bearded Bronzeback
- Echo margarita Selys, 1853 - Emerald Echo
- Echo perornata Yu & Hämäläinen, 2012 - Banded Echo
- Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853
- Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879 - Assam Bluewing
- Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Green Metalwing (=Stream Glory)
- Vestalaria smaragdina (Selys, 1879) - Golden Flashwing
- Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873 - Black-tip Flashwing
- Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) - Clear-winged Flashwing
- Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934 - Montane Forest Glory
Family Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937
- Aristocypha cuneata (Selys, 1853) - Blue-wedged Jewel
- Aristocypha fenestrella (Rambur, 1842) - Peacock Jewel
- Aristocypha hilaryae (Fraser, 1927)
- Aristocypha immaculata (Selys, 1879) - Clear-winged Jewel
- Aristocypha quadrimaculata (Selys, 1853) - Lesser Black Jewel
- Aristocypha spuria (Selys, 1879) - Greater Black Jewel
- Aristocypha trifasciata (Selys, 1853) - Three-banded Jewel
- Calocypha laidlawi (Fraser, 1924) - Myristica Jewel
- Heliocypha biforata (Selys, 1859) - Magenta Jewel
- Heliocypha bisignata (Hagen in Selys, 1853) - Ruby Jewel
- Heliocypha perforata (Percheron, 1835) - Sapphire Jewel
- Heterocypha vitrinella (Fraser, 1935)
- Indocypha vittata (Selys, 1891) - Chartreuse Jewel
- Libellago andamanensis (Fraser, 1924) - Andaman Gem
- Libellago aurantiaca (Selys, 1859) - Fiery Gem
- Libellago balus Hämäläinen, 2002 - Nicobar Red Gem
- Libellago blanda (Hagen in Selys, 1853) - Nicobar Golden Gem
- Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928) - Indian Gem
- Libellago lineata (Burmeister, 1839) - Golden Gem
- Rhinocypha ignipennis Selys, 1879 - Fiery Jewel
- Rhinocypha trimaculata Selys, 1853 - Bangla Jewel
- Rhinocypha unimaculata (Selys, 1853) - Emerald Jewel
Family Devadattidae
- Devadatta adii Joshi, Sawant & Kunte, 2024 - Golden Grisette
Family Euphaediae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905
- Anisopleura comes Hagen, 1880 - Himalayan Mountaindart
- Anisopleura lestoides Selys, 1853 - Indian Mountaindart
- Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser, 1927 - Indo-Malayan Mountaindart
- Anisopleura vallei St. Quentin, 1937 - Pincer Mountaindart
- Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879 - Clear-winged Velveteen
- Bayadera indica (Selys, 1853) - Indian Velveteen
- Bayadera kali Cowley, 1936 - Meghalaya Velveteen
- Bayadera longicauda Fraser, 1928 - Long-tailed Velveteen
- Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924 - Indian Black Velvetwing
- Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938 - Glorious Velvetwing
- Dysphaea walli Fraser, 1927 - Sapphire Velvetwing
- Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840) - Odalisque
- Euphaea cardinalis (Fraser, 1924) - Travancore Satinwing
- Euphaea dispar (Rambur, 1842) - Nilgiri Satinwing
- Euphaea fraseri (Laidlaw, 1920) - Malabar Satinwing
- Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879 - Dark Satinwing
- Euphaea ochracea Selys, 1859 - Ochraceous Satinwing
- Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021 - Satara Satinwing
- Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021 - Thoseghar Satinwing
- Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susanth & Sadasavin, 2025 - Wayanad Satinwing
- Schmidtiphaea chittaranjani (Lahiri, 2003)
- Schmidtiphaea schmidi Asahina, 1978
Incertae sedis
- Burmargiolestes laidlawi Lieftinck, 1960 - Blue-faced Phantasma
Family Philogangidae Kennedy, 1920
- Philoganga montana (Hagen in Selys, 1859) - Mountain Titan
SUPERFAMILY COENAGRIONOIDEA Kirby, 1890
Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890
- Aciagrion approximans (Selys, 1876) - Violet Slim
- Aciagrion azureum Fraser, 1922 - Azure Slim
- Aciagrion borneense Ris, 1911 - Common Slim
- Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919 - Asian Slim
- Aciagrion olympicum Laidlaw, 1919
- Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891 - Pale Slim
- Agriocnemis clauseni Fraser, 1922 - Blue-spotted Wisp
- Agriocnemis dabreui Fraser, 1919
- Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868)
- Agriocnemis kalinga Nair & Subramanian, 2014
- Agriocnemis keralensis Peters, 1981 - Kerala Wisp
- Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877 - Milky Wisp
- Agriocnemis nana (Laidlaw, 1914)
- Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919 - White Wisp
- Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
- Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919 - Splendid Wisp
- Amphiallagma parvum (Selys, 1876) - Asian Little Bluet
- Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877) - Long-banded Sprite
- Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877 - Variable Shadefly
- Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869)
- Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
- Ceriagrion azureum (Selys, 1891)
- Ceriagrion calamineum Lieftinck, 1951
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
- Ceriagrion chromothorax Joshi & Sawant, 2019 - Sindhudurg Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
- Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
- Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
- Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
- Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
- Coenagrion exclamationis (Fraser, 1919)
- Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840) - Common Bluet
- Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820) - Eurasian Common Bluetail
- Ischnura forcipata Morton, 1907 - Forked Bluetail
- Ischnura inarmata Calvert, 1898 - Kashmir Bluetail
- Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907 - Pixie Bluetail
- Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825) - Small Bluetail
- Ischnura rubilio Selys, 1876 - Golden Bluetail
- Ischnura rufostigma Selys, 1876 - Orange Bluetail
- Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842) - Tropical Bluetail
- Mortonagrion aborense (Laidlaw, 1914) - Black Midget
- Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920 - Brown Midget
- Paracercion calamorum (Ris,1916) - Dusky Lilysquatter
- Paracercion melanotum (Selys, 1876) - Eastern Lilysquatter
- Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924 - Andaman Sprite
- Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876 - Lookalike Sprite
- Pseudagrion bidentatum Morton, 1907
- Pseudagrion decorum (Rambur, 1842) - Three-lined Sprite
- Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, 1876 - Lavender Sprite
- Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 - Yellow-striped Sprite
- Pseudagrion laidlawi Fraser, 1922 - Dusky Sprite
- Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924 - Malabar Sprite
- Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842) - Blue Sprite
- Pseudagrion pilidorsum (Brauer, 1868) - Red Sprite
- Pseudagrion pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839) - Grey Sprite
- Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876 - Orange-faced Sprite
- Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922 - Brook Sprite
- Pseudagrion williamsoni Fraser, 1922
Family Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905
- Caconeura gomphoides (Rambur, 1842) - Orange-spotted Bambootail
- Caconeura obscura (Fraser, 1933)
- Caconeura ramburi (Fraser, 1922) - Coorg Bambootail
- Caconeura risi (Fraser, 1931) - Wayanad Bambootail
- Caconeura t-coerulea (Fraser, 1933)
- Calicnemia doonensis Sangal & Tyagi, 1984 - Doon Oread
- Calicnemia erythromelas (Selys, 1891)
- Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863) - Scarlet Oread
- Calicnemia imitans Lieftinck, 1948 - Slender Oread
- Calicnemia miles (Laidlaw, 1917) - Red Oread
- Calicnemia miniata (Selys, 1886)
- Calicnemia mortoni (Laidlaw, 1917)
- Calicnemia mukherjeei Lahiri, 1976 - Khasi Oread
- Calicnemia nipalica Kimmins, 1958 - Nepal Oread
- Calicnemia pulverulans (Selys, 1886) - Powdery Oread
- Coeliccia bimaculata Laidlaw, 1914
- Coeliccia didyma (Selys, 1863)
- Coeliccia dorothea Fraser, 1933
- Coeliccia fraseri Laidlaw, 1932
- Coeliccia loogali Fraser in Laidlaw, 1932
- Coeliccia prakritiae Lahiri, 1985
- Coeliccia renifera (Selys, 1886) - Kidney-spotted Sylvan
- Coeliccia rossi Asahina, 1985
- Coeliccia rotundata Asahina, 1984
- Coeliccia sarbottama Lahiri, 1987 - Sarbottam Sylvan
- Coeliccia schmidti Asahina, 1984
- Coeliccia svihleri Asahina, 1970
- Coeliccia vacca Laidlaw, 1932 - Horned Sylvan
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842) - Yellow Featherleg
- Copera vittata Selys, 1863 - Blue Featherleg
- Disparoneura apicalis (Fraser, 1924) - Black-tipped Threadtail
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata (Rambur, 1842) - Black-banded Threadtail
- Elattoneura atkinsoni (Selys, 1886) - Meghalaya Threadtail
- Elattoneura campioni (Fraser, 1922) - Blue Threadtail
- Elattoneura nigerrima (Laidlaw, 1917) - Dakhan Threadtail (=Deccan Threadtail)
- Elattoneura nihari Mitra, 1995
- Elattoneura souteri (Fraser, 1924) - Malabar Threadtail
- Elattoneura tetrica (Laidlaw, 1917)
- Esme cyaneovittata Fraser, 1922 - Palni Bambootail
- Esme longistyla Fraser, 1931 - Nilgiri Bambootail
- Esme mudiensis Fraser, 1931 - Travancore Bambootail
- Indocnemis orang (Förster in Laidlaw, 1907) - Giant Sylvan
- Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922 - Swamp Bambootail
- Nososticta nancowra Rajeshkumar, 2018 - Nancowry Threadtail
- Nosoticta nicobarica Rajeshkumar, Raghunathan & Chandra, 2017 - Great Nicobar Threadtail
- Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865) - Black Shorttail
- Phylloneura rupestris Chandran, Chandran & Jose, 2024 - Cliff Bambootail
- Phylloneura westermanni (Hagen in Selys, 1860) - Myristica Bambootail
- Platycnemis dealbata Selys, 1863 - Ivory Featherleg
- Prodasineura autumnalis (Fraser, 1922) - Asian Black Threadtail
- Prodasineura odoneli (Fraser, 1924)
- Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860) - Orange-striped Threadtail
- Pseudocopera ciliata (Selys, 1863) - Black-kneed Featherleg
- Pseudocopera superplatypes (Fraser, 1927) - Spotted Featherleg
SUBORDER ANISOZYGOPTERA
SUPERFAMILY EPIOPHLEBIOIDEA
Family Epiophlebidae
- Epiophlebia laidlawi Tillyard, 1921
SUBORDER ANISOPTERA Selys, 1854
SUPERFAMILY AESHNOIDEA
Family Aeshnidae
- Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Hawker
- Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805 - Migrant Hawker
- Aeshna petalura Martin, 1908
- Anaciaeschna martini (Selys, 1897) – Azure-striped Duskhawker
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) - Vagrant Emperor
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) - Lesser Green Emperor
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842 - Magnificent Emperor
- Anax imperator Leach, 1815
- Anax indicus Lieftinck, 1942 - Elephant Emperor
- Anax nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935 - Blue-spotted Emperor
- Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867
- Anax parthenope (Selys, 1839) - Lesser Emperor
- Cephalaeschna acutifrons (Martin, 1909)
- Cephalaeschna acanthifrons Joshi & Kunte, 2017
- Cephalaeschna klapperichi Schmidt, 1961
- Cephalaeschna masoni (Martin, 1909)
- Cephalaeschna orbifrons Selys, 1883
- Cephalaeschna patrai Dawn, 2021 – Patra's Montane Darner
- Cephalaeschna triadica Lieftinck, 1977
- Cephalaeschna viridifrons (Fraser, 1922)
- Gynacantha albistyla Fraser, 1927
- Gynacantha anandmati Sawant & Kambli, 2023
- Gynacantha andamanae Yeh & Veenakumari, 2000
- Gynacantha apicalis Fraser, 1924
- Gynacantha arnaudi Asahina, 1984
- Gynacantha bainbriggei Fraser, 1922
- Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
- Gynacantha biharica Fraser, 1927
- Gynacantha chaplini Khan, 2022
- Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck, 1960
- Gynacantha khasiaca MacLachlan, 1896
- Gynacantha odoneli Fraser, 1922
- Gynacantha palampurica Lahiri, Sandhu & Walia, 2007
- Gynacantha rammohani Mitra & Lahiri, 1975
- Gynacantha subinterrupta Rambur, 1842
- Gynacanthaeschna sikkima (Karsch, 1891)
- Oligoaeschna andamani Chhotani, Lahiri & Mitra, 1983
- Periaeschna flinti Asahina, 1978
- Periaeschna lebasi Navas, 1930
- Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909
- Periaeschna nocturnalis Fraser, 1927
- Periaeschna unifasciata Fraser, 1935
- Petaliaeschna fletcheri Fraser, 1927
- Planaeschna intersedens (Martin, 1909)
- Planaeschna poumai Joshi & Kunte, 2017
- Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
- Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)
- Sarasaeschna decorata (Lieftinck, 1968)
- Sarasaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968)
- Sarasaeschna martini (Laidlaw, 1921)
- Sarasaeschna speciosa (Karube, 1998)
- Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898
SUPERFAMILY GOMPHOIDEA
Family Gomphidae
- Acrogomphus fraseri Laidlaw, 1925
- Anisogomphus bivittatus Selys, 1854
- Anisogomphus caudalis Fraser, 1926
- Anisogomphus occipitalis (Selys, 1854)
- Anisogomphus orites Laidlaw, 1922
- Anormogomphus heteropterus Selys, 1854
- Anormogomphus kiritschenkoi Bartenev, 1913
- Asiagomphus nilgiricus (Laidlaw, 1922)
- Asiagomphus odoneli (Fraser, 1922)
- Asiagomphus personatus (Selys, 1873)
- Burmagomphus cauvericus Fraser, 1926 - Cauvery Horntail
- Burmagomphus chaukulensis Joshi, Ogale & Sawant, 2022 - Spiny Horntail
- Burmagomphus divaricatus Lieftinck, 1964
- Burmagomphus hasimaricus Fraser, 1926
- Burmagomphus laidlawi Fraser, 1924
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Laidlaw, 1922 - Sinuate Horntail
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis Laidlaw, 1922
- Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus Rangnekar, Dharwadkar, Sadasivan & Subramanian, 2019
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus Selys, 1854
- Cyclogomphus wilkinsi Fraser, 1926
- Cyclogomphus ypsilon Selys, 1854
- Davidioides martini Fraser, 1924
- Davidius aberrans (Selys, 1873)
- Davidius davidii Selys, 1878
- Davidius kumaonensis Fraser, 1926
- Davidius malloryi Fraser, 1926
- Davidius zallorensis Hagen in Selys, 1878
- Dubitogomphus bidentatus (Fraser, 1930)
- Euthygomphus martini (Fraser, 1922)
- Gomphidia fletcheri Fraser, 1923
- Gomphidia ganeshi Chotani, Lahiri & Mitra, 1983
- Gomphidia kodaguensis Fraser, 1923 - Kodagu Tiger
- Gomphidia leonorae Mitra, 1994
- Gomphidia platyceps Fraser, 1953
- Gomphidia podhigai Babu & Subramanian 2019
- Gomphidia t-nigrum Selys, 1854
- Gomphidia williamsoni Fraser, 1923
- Heliogomphus kalarensis Fraser, 1934
- Heliogomphus promelas (Selys, 1873)
- Heliogomphus selysi Fraser, 1925
- Heliogomphus spirillus (Fraser, 1922)
- Ictinogomphus angulosus (Selys, 1854)
- Ictinogomphus decoratus (Selys, 1854)
- Ictinogomphus distinctus Ram, 1985
- Ictinogomphus kishori Ram, 1985
- Ictinogomphus pertinax (Hagen in Selys, 1854)
- Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
- Lamelligomphus biforceps (Selys, 1878)
- Lamelligomphus nilgiriensis Fraser, 1922
- Lamelligomphus risi (Fraser, 1922)
- Macrogomphus annulatus (Selys, 1854)
- Macrogomphus montanus Selys, 1869
- Macrogomphus robustus Selys,1854
- Macrogomphus seductus Fraser, 1926
- Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924
- Megalogomphus bicornutus (Fraser, 1922)
- Megalogomphus flavicolor (Fraser, 1923)
- Megalogomphus hannyngtoni (Fraser, 1923)
- Megalogomphus smithii (Selys, 1854)
- Megalogomphus superbus Fraser, 1931
- Melligomphus acinaces Laidlaw, 1922
- Merogomphus longistigma (Fraser, 1922)
- Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Fraser, 1931
- Merogomphus aryanadensis Chandran A. V., Chandran R., Sawant, Jose, 2025 - Dainty Longleg
- Merogomphus flavoreductus Sawant, Chandran A. V., Koparde, Kunte, 2025 - Dark Longleg
- Microgomphus souteri Fraser, 1924
- Microgomphus torquatus (Selys, 1854)
- Microgomphus verticalis (Selys, 1873)
- Nepogomphus modestus (Selys, 1878)
- Nepogomphus walli (Fraser, 1924)
- Nychogomphus duaricus (Fraser, 1924)
- Nychogomphus saundersii Selys, 1854
- Nychogomphus striatus (Fraser, 1924)
- Onychogomphus cacharicus (Fraser, 1924)
- Onychogomphus grammicus (Rambur, 1842)
- Onychogomphus malabarensis (Fraser, 1924)
- Onychogomphus meghalayanus Lahiri, 1987
- Ophiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854
- Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
- Orientogomphus indicus (Lahiri, 1987)
- Paragomphus echinoccipitalis (Fraser, 1922)
- Paragomphus lindgreni (Fraser, 1923)
- Paragomphus lineatus (Selys, 1850)
- Perissogomphus stevensi Laidlaw, 1922
- Phaenandrogomphus aureus (Laidlaw, 1922)
- Platygomphus benritarum Joshi & Mital 2022 - Brahmaputra Picktail
- Platygomphus dolabratus Selys, 1854
- Scalmogomphus bistrigatus (Hagen in Selys, 1854)
- Scalmogomphus schmidti Fraser, 1937
- Stylogomphus inglisi Fraser, 1922
SUPERFAMILY CORDULAGASTEROIDEA Hagen, 1875
Family Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903
- Chlorogomphus campioni (Fraser, 1924)
- Chlorogomphus fraseri St. Quentin, 1936
- Chlorogomphus mortoni Fraser, 1936
- Chlorogomphus preciosus (Fraser, 1924)
- Chlorogomphus schmidti Asahina, 1986
- Chlorogomphus xanthoptera (Fraser, 1919)
- Chloropetalia selysi (Fraser, 1929)
- Watanabeopetalia atkinsoni (Selys, 1878)
Family Cordulagasteridae Hagen, 1875
- Anotogaster basalis Selys, 1854
- Anotogaster gregoryi Fraser,1924
- Anotogaster nipalensis (Selys, 1854)
- Cordulegaster brevistigma Selys, 1854
- Cordulegaster parvistigma (Selys, 1873)
- Neallogaster hermionae (Fraser, 1927)
- Neallogaster latifrons (Selys, 1878)
- Neallogaster ornata Asahina, 1982
- Neallogaster schmidti Asahina, 1982
SUPERFAMILY LIBELLULOIDEA Leach, 1815
Family Cordullidae Selys, 1850
- Hemicordulia asiatica Selys, 1878
- Somatochlora daviesi Lieftinck, 1977
Family Libellulidae Leach, 1815
- Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 – Asian Pintail
- Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
- Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842)
- Agrionoptera vacillans Selys, 1891
- Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868
- Brachydiplax farinosa Krüger, 1902
- Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
- Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
- Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842) – Indian Rockdweller
- Bradinopyga konkanensis Joshi & Sawant, 2020 – Konkan Rockdweller
- Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867)
- Camacinia harterti Karsch, 1890
- Cratilla lineata (Brauer, 1878)
- Cratilla metallica (Brauer, 1878)
- Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)
- Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1770)
- Diplacodes lefebvrii (Rambur, 1842)
- Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793)
- Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842)
- Epithemis mariae (Laidlaw, 1915)
- Epithemis wayanadensis Chandran, Raju, Jose & Mirza, 2023
- Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867)
- Hylaeothemis gardeneri Fraser, 1927
- Hylaeothemis apicalis Fraser, 1926
- Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798)
- Indothemis limbata (Selys, 1891)
- Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)
- Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
- Lyriothemis abrahami Sadasivan, Jose, Nair & Palot, 2025
- Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878)
- Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842)
- Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868
- Lyriothemis flava Oguma, 1915
- Lyriothemis lucifera Seehausen & Dawn, 2024
- Macrodiplax cora (Brauer, 1867)
- Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842
- Nannophyopsis clara (Needham, 1930) - Emerald Dwarf
- Nesoxenia lineata (Selys, 1868)
- Neurothemis degener Selys, 1879
- Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793)
- Neurothemis fulvia (Drury, 1773)
- Neurothemis intermedia (Rambur, 1842)
- Neurothemis ramburi (Brauer, 1866)
- Neurothemis tullia (Drury, 1773)
- Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902
- Orthetrum andamanicum Bedjanič, Kalkman & Subramanian, 2020 – Andaman Skimmer
- Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)
- Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)
- Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891)
- Orthetrum erythronigrum Subramanian, Babu & Kalkman, 2020 – Nicobar Skimmer
- Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865)
- Orthetrum internum McLachlan, 1894
- Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868)
- Orthetrum martensi Asahina, 1978
- Orthetrum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
- Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770) - Slender Skimmer
- Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider, 1845)
- Orthetrum testaceaum (Burmeister, 1839)
- Orthetrum triangulare (Selys, 1878)
- Palpopleura sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
- Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)
- Phyllothemis eltoni Fraser, 1935
- Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister, 1839)
- Pseudotramea prateri Fraser, 1920
- Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)
- Rhyothemis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776)
- Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883
- Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889
- Rhyothemis variegata (Linnaeus, 1763)
- Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825)
- Sympetrum arenicolor Jödicke, 1994
- Sympetrum durum Bartenev, 1916
- Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
- Sympetrum haritonovi Borisov, 1983
- Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
- Sympetrum orientale (Selys, 1883)
- Sympetrum speciosum Oguma, 1915
- Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
- Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)
- Tramea basilaris (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)
- Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878
- Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1832)
- Tramea transmarina Brauer, 1867
- Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842)
- Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
- Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)
- Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891
- Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby, 1889)
- Urothemis signata (Rambur, 1842)
- Zygonyx iris Selys, 1869
- Zygonyx torridus (Kirby,1889)
- Zyxomma breviventre (Martin, 1921)
- Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881
- Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842
Family Macromiidae Needham, 1903
- Epophthalmia frontalis Selys, 1871
- Epophthalmia vittata Burmeister, 1839
- Epophthalmia vittigera (Rambur, 1842)
- Macromia annaimalaiensis Fraser, 1931
- Macromia bellicosa Fraser, 1924
- Macromia cingulata Rambur, 1842
- Macromia cupricincta Fraser, 1924
- Macromia ellisoni Fraser, 1924
- Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874
- Macromia flavocolorata Fraser, 1922
- Macromia flavovittata Fraser, 1935
- Macromia ida Fraser, 1924
- Macromia indica Fraser, 1924
- Macromia irata Fraser, 1924
- Macromia kannharaiensis Dalvi, Koli & Thakur, 2024
- Macromia moorei Selys, 1874
- Macromia pallida Fraser, 1924
- Macromia whitei Selys, 1871
Genera incertae sedis
- Idionyx corona Fraser, 1921
- Idionyx galeata Fraser, 1924
- Idionyx gomantakensis Subramanian, Rangnaker and Nayak, 2013 - Goan Shadow Dancer
- Idionyx imbricata Fraser, 1926
- Idionyx intricata Fraser, 1926
- Idionyx minima Fraser, 1931
- Idionyx nadganiensis Fraser, 1924
- Idionyx nilgiriensis (Fraser, 1918)
- Idionyx optata Selys, 1878
- Idionyx periyashola Fraser, 1939
- Idionyx rhinoceroides Fraser, 1934
- Idionyx saffronata Fraser, 1924
- Idionyx stevensi Fraser, 1924
- Idionyx travancorensis Fraser, 1931
- Macromidia donaldi (Fraser, 1924)
This is version 0.1, first published on this website on 2020/01/15, and subsequently updated on 2022/11/30, and 2025/03/31.