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INTRODUCTION  TO  THE DAMSELFLIES  OF  SABAH,  MALAYSIA

(Zygoptera of Sabah)

Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965

Male

Female

Libellago semiopaca  (Selys, 1873)

Matured Female

Prodasineura abbreviata (Lieftinck, 1951)

Damselflies have oblong heads with bulging eyes and short antennae.
Matured Male Female

Rhinocypha aurofulgens (Laidlaw, 1931)

Matured Male Female

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)

Matured Male Matured Female

Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865)

 

Matured Male

Female

Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893

 

Matured Male

Female

Euphaea subcostalis

 

Male

Female

Prodasineura humeralis (Selys, 1860)

Female

Male

Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)

Newly matured female Fully matured female Matured male

Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)

Immature Male Matured Female Matured Male

Diagrams of Damselflies of Sabah, Malaysia

Damselfly  Morphology

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum

Euphaea subcostalis
female Rhinocypha humeralis Rhinocypha pelops Ischnura senegalensis Ischnura senegalensis

Platycnemididae

Copera vittata vittata (Selys, 1863)

美姿琵蟌 Calicnemia eximia
青黑琵蟌 Coeliccia cyanomelas
黃尾琵蟌 Coeliccia flavicauda flavicauda
環紋琵蟌 Copera ciliata
Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)

Family of Protoneuridae

Prodasineura verticalis humeralis

A male Prodasineura verticalis humeralis (Selys, 1860) of Sabah. One of the most slender damselfly.

Prodasineura humeralis

A male Prodasineura humeralis (Selys, 1860) of Malaysia found in State of Sabah.
The most slender (thinnest) damselfly I ever seen.

Spreadwings Lestidae

Lestes praemorsus praemorsus
鑲紋絲蟌 Lestes concinnus
青紋絲蟌 Lestes cyaneus
長痣絲蟌 Orolestes selysi

Chlorocyphidae

Libellago semiopaca  (Selys, 1873)

Rhinocypha aurofulgens (Laidlaw, 1931)

 Rhinocypha humeralis

Rhinocypha pelops (Laidlaw, 1936)

脊紋鼓蟌   Libellago lineata lineata
簾格鼓蟌   Rhinocypha fenestrella baibarana

Euphaeidae

Euphaea impar (Selys, 1859)

Euphaea subcostalis

Euphaea subnodalis
短尾幽蟌

Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda

Coenagrionidae

Elattoneura coomansi

A fine pure metalic blue/black damselfly of North Borneo

Agriocnemis femina oryzae

 Prodasineura abbreviata (Lieftinck, 1951)

Onychargia atrocyana

 Ischnura senegalensis

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Agriocnemis pygmaea

World smallest damselfly

Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)

Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum
針尾細蟌 Aciagrion migratum
眛影細蟌 Ceriagrion fallax fallax
紅腹細蟌 Ceriagrion latericium ryukyuanum
黃腹細蟌 Ceriagrion melanurum
亞東細蟌 Ischnura asiatica
朝雲細蟌 Ischnura aurora aurora
月斑細蟌 Mortonagrion selenion

Broad-winged 珈蟌科 Calopterygidae

Vestalis amoena (Hagen in Selys, 1853)

Vestalis amabilis (Lieftinck, 1965)
白痣珈蟌 Matrona basilaris subsp.
細胸珈蟌 Mnais andersoni tenuis
洵蟌科 Synlestidae 黃腹洵蟌 Megalestes maai
蹣蟌科Megapodagrionidae 芽痣蹣蟌 Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus

Reference Sources :

OdonataCentral.  A site designed to make available what we know about the distribution, biogeography and biodiversity of Odonata (dragonflies & damselflies) in North America, http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/

Malaysia Odonata : Dragonflies in a Sabah forest reserve

Edmond de Sélys Longchamps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Discover Life - Odonata

http://www.mhes.cyc.edu.tw

http://www.geocities.com

Australian Dragonfly Society  http://ecoevo.uvigo.es

Reference Links and Illustrations:

 

Tree of Life Web Project - Odonata  : http://tolweb.org

Odonata are an order of aquatic palaeopterous insects. 6500 extant species in just over 600 genera. Adult odonates are medium to large in size, often conspicuous and brightly colored insects and are aerial predators hunting by sight. They are found near fresh water although some species roam widely far from their breeding sites...
  • de Fonseka, T., 2000. The Dragonflies of Sri Lanka. ISBN: 955-9114-19-0. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo. Contains keys to both adults and larvae, as well as photos of the commoner species.
    Language: English.
  • Fraser, F.C., 1933-36. The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma: Odonata, Volumes I-III. Taylor & Frances Ltd, London. Hard to get and dated, but there's no good alternative.
    Language: English.
    Out of print.
  • Hamalainen, M. & A. Pinratana, 1999. Atlas of the Dragonflies of Thailand. ISBN: 974-87004-5-3. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok. Checklist, faunistic details and distribution maps.
    Language: English.
  • Hirose, Y., 1993. A Guide to the Dragonflies of Hokkaido (translated title).
    Language: ?
  • Ishida, S., K. Ishida, K. Kojima & M. Sugimura, 1988. Illustrated Guide for Identification of the Japanese Odonata. Tokai University Press, Japan. Basically the Japanese version of the title above.
    Language: Japanese
  • Lee, S.-M., 2001. The Dragonflies of Korean Peninsula (Odonata). ISBN: 89-88154-17-7-94490. Junghaeng-Sa, Seoul. Provides photos of all Korean species.
    Language: Both Korean and English.
  • Orr, A.G., 2003. A Guide to the Dragonflies of Borneo: their Identification and Biology. ISBN: 983-812-069-3. Natural History Publications (Borneo). Illustrated keys to families, some photos and drawings.
    Language: English.
  • Sugimura, M., S. Ishida, K. Kojima, K. Ishida & T. Aoki, 2001. Dragonflies of the Japanese Archipelago in Colour. ISBN: 4-8329.0292-X. Hokkaido University Press, Sapporo. Over 3,600 colour photographs of adults and larvae of all Japanese species.
    Language: English
  • Wang, H.Y. & J.B. Heppner, 1997. Guidebook to Dragonflies of Taiwan. ISBN: 957-97470-1-6. Deals only with the more common species.
    Language: Both Chinese and English.
  • Wang, L.-J., 2000. Dragonflies of Taiwan. ISBN: 957-30885-1-7. Jemjem Calendar, Taipei. Colour photos of most Taiwanese species.
    Language: Both Chinese and English.

 
  • Wilson, K.D.P., 1995. Hong Kong Dragonflies. Urban Council of Hong Kong. Contains lots and lots of great pictures that will make you drool if you're an odophile. Also contains a key to the species. Large book, therefore not very easy to take into the field.
    Language: English
  • Wilson, K.D.P., 2002. Hong Kong Flying Colour, 3: Dragonflies. ISBN: 962-86149-0-8. Friends of the Country Parks, Hong Kong. Photos of almost all of Hong Kong's 107 species of Odonata.
    Language: English

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