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Dragonflies of Borneo Island

Family Libellulidae

Diplacodes Kirby, 1889 D. trivialis (Rambur, 1842) Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur,1842) A very common species in Asia

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Neurothemis Brauer, 1867 N. disparilis Kirby, 1889 N. fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793) N. ramburii (Brauer, 1866) N. terminata Ris, 1911 Neurothemis fluctuans  (Fabricius, 1793) Female is clear wing Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911 Female has 2 color type : the dark wing and clear wing (left 2 photos) Neurothemis ramburii ramburii (Kaup in Brauer, 1866) Female is dark wing

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Orthetrum Newman, 1833 * 0. borneense Kimmins, 1936 0. chrysis (Selys, 1891) 0. glaucum (Brauer, 1865) 0. pruinosum schneideri Forster, 1903 0. sabina (Drury, 1773) 0. testaceum (Burmeister, 1839) Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865) Orthetrum testaceum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839)  Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury, 1770) Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891) A species that often mistaken as O. testacem.

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Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867   R. aterrima Selys, 1891 R. obsolescens Kirby, 1889 R. phyllis (Sulzer, 1776) R. pygmaea (Brauer, 1867) R. triangularis Kirby, 1889 Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776) Rhyothemis Phyllis has distinctive brown and yellow bars at base of the hind wing. This wing mark has slight different between the several races. Rhyothemis triangularis  (Kirby, 1889) An unmistakable species, perching low over water. Lakes, and sluggish streams in swampy forest. Widespread in Sundaland and mainland tropical Asia...

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Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 Z. obtusum Albarda, 1881 Z. petiolatum Rambur, 1842 Zyxomma obtusum (Albarda,1881) A pretty white dragonfly common in Sabah but usually overlooked because... Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 small size and somber colors, shape of abdomen  swollen basally then exceedingly thin.

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Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864 Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842) Agrionoptera sexlineata Selys, 1879 Agrionoptera insignis insignis (Rambur, 1842)

Lathrecista Kirby, 1889 Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798) L. asiatica is commonly found in shaded ponds and sluggish streams with few in number in each location. Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius, 1798)

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Rhodothemis Ris, 1909 Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) Easily mistaken as an Orthetrum. Found in weedy pond. Not common in Malaysia. Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842)

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Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea (Brauer, 1868)

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Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides (Rambur, 1842)

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Crocothemis servilia

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Onychothemis coccinea (Lieftinck, 1953)

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Cratilla lineata lineata (Brauer, 1878)

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Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

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Aethriamanta aethra Ris, 1912 A rare dragonfly of Borneo Island with rare eggs of green color...

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Onychothemis culminicola (Förster, 1904) Onychothemis culminicola is one of the 39 taxonomically isolated Species from the Oriental Region (groups of species found nowhere else outside the Oriental Region)...

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Tetrathemis irregularis hyalina (Kirby, 1889)  Among the smallest dragonflies in Sabah with body length only 28mm

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Trithemis aurora

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Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867) A distinctive brown 'W' mark at the anal angle of the hindwing easily visible in flight...

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Urothemis signata insignata (Selys, 1872) Male rest in bright sunlight commonly adopting the 'obelisk' position with abdomen held upright...

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Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)

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Tramea transmarina euryale Selys,1878

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Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842)

Tetrathemis Brauer, 1868

T. flavescens Kirby, 1889
T. irregularis hyalina Kirby, 1889

 

Risiophlebia Cowley, 1934

R. dohrni (Kruger, 1902)

 

Hylaeothemis Ris, 1909

H. dementia Ris, 1909

 

Orchithemis Brauer, 1878

0. pruinans (Selys, 1878)
0. pulcherrima Brauer, 1878
* 0. xanthosoma Laidlaw, 1911

Pornothemis Kriiger, 1902

P. serrata Kruger, 1902
P. starrei Lieftinck, 1948

 

Nesoxenia Kirby, 1889

N. lineata (Selys, 1868)

 

Potamarcha Karsch, 1890

P. congener (Rambur, 1842)

Cratilla Kirby, 1900

C lineata (Brauer, 1878)
C. metallica (Brauer, 1878)

Nannophya Rambur, 1842

N. pygmaea Rambur, 1842

Nannophyopsis Lieftinck, 1935

N. chalcosoma Lieftinck, 1935

Brachygonia Kirby, 1889

B. oculata (Brauer, 1878)

*5. Ophelia^, 1910
B. puella Lieftinck, 1937

Tyriobapta Kirby, 1889

T. kuekenthali (Karsch, 1900)

* T. laidlawiR\s, 1919
T. torrida Kirby, 1889

Chalybeothemis Lieftinck, 1933

C. fluviatilis Lieftinck, 1933

Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868

B. chalybea Brauer, 1868
B.farinosa Krtiger, 1902

Raphismia Kirby, 1889

R. bispina (Hagen, 1867)
R. inermis Ris, 1910

Acisoma Rambur, 1842

A. panorpoides Rambur, 1842



Crocothemis Brauer, 1868

C. servilia (Drury, 1773)

 

Pseudothemis Kirby, 1889

P. jorina Forster, 1904

Pseudagrionoptera Ris, 1909

* P. diotimaRis, 1912

Trithemis Brauer, 1868

T. aurora (Burmeister, 1839)
T.festiva (Rambur, 1842)

Onychothemis Brauer, 1868

0. coccinea Lieftinck, 1953
0. culminicola Forster, 1904

Zygonyx Hagen,1867

Z. [da Selys, 1869

* Z. iris errans Lieftinck, 1953



Tholymis Hagen, 1867

T. tillarga (Fabricius, 1798)

Pantala Hagen, 1861

P. flavescens (Fabricius, 1798)

 

Hydrobasileus Kirby, 1889

H. croceus (Brauer, 1867)

Camacinia Kirby, 1889

C. gigantea (Brauer, 1867)
C. hartertiKsirsch, 1890

 

Urothemis Brauer, 1868

U. signata insignata (Selys, 1872)

Aethriamanta Kirby, 1889

A. gracilis (Brauer, 1878)

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