The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in India.
Aeshnidae
- Anax
- Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
- Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842
- Anax imperator imperator Leach, 1815
- Anax indicus
- Anax marginope Baijal et al., 1956
- Anax nigrofasciatus nigrolineatus Fraser, 1935
- Anax parthenope parthenope (Selys, 1839)
- Cephalaeschna
- Cephalaeschna acutifrons
- Cephalaeschna klapperichi
- Cephalaeschna masoni
- Cephalaeschna orbifrons
- Cephalaeschna viridifrons
- Gynacantha
- Gynacantha albistyla
- Gynacantha apicalis
- Gynacantha arnaudi
- Gynacantha bainbriggei
- Gynacantha bayadera Selys,1854
- Gynacantha biharica
- Gynacantha dravida
- Gynacantha khasiaca
- Gynacantha odoneli
- Gynacantha rammohani
- Gynacantha rotundata
- Gynacanthaeschna
- Gynacanthaeschna sikkima
- Heliaeschna
- Heliaeschna crassa Krüger, 1899
- Heliaeschna uninervulata uninervulata Martin, 1909
- Hemianax
- Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)
- Oligoaeschna
- Oligoaeschna andamani
- Oligoaeschna khasiana
- Oligoaeschna martini
- Periaeschna
- Periaeschna flinti assamensis
- Periaeschna lebasi
- Periaeschna magdalena Martin, 1909
- Periaeschna nocturnalis Fraser, 1927
- Periaeschna unifasciata
- Petaliaeschna
- Petaliaeschna flecheri
- Planaeschna
- Planaeschna intersedens (Martin, 1909)
- Polycanthagyna
- Polycanthagyna erythromelas (McLachlan, 1896)
- Polycanthagyna ornithocephala (McLachlan, 1896)
- Tetracanthagyna
- Tetracanthagyna waterhousei McLachlan, 1898
Calopterygidae
Chlorocyphidae
Chlorogomphidae
Coenagrionidae
- Pseudagrion
- Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion decorum (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion laidlawi Fraser, 1922
- Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924
- Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
- Pseudagrion pruinosum pruinosum (Burmeister, 1839)
- Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys, 1876
- Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922
- Pyrrhosoma
- Pyrrhosoma nymphula elisabethae
- Rhodischnura
- Rhodischnura nursei
Cordulegastridae
Corduliidae
Diphlebiidae
Epiophlebidae
Euphaeidae
- Anisopleura
- Anisopleura comes
- Anisopleura lestoides
- Anisopleura lieftincki
- Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser, 1927
- Anisopleura vallei
- Bayadera
- Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
- Bayadera indica
- Bayadera kali
- Bayadera longicauda
- Dysphaea
- Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
- Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938
- Euphaea
- Euphaea cardinalis (Fraser, 1924)
- Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842
- Euphaea fraseri (Laidlaw, 1920)
- Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
- Euphaea ochracea brunnea Selys, 1879
- Euphaea ochracea ochracea Selys, 1859
- Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021
- Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & Bhakare, 2021
- Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susanth & Sadasivan, 2025
- Schmidtiphaea
- Schmidtiphaea schmidi Asahina, 1978
Gomphidae
Lestidae
Libellulidae
- Selysiothemis
- Selysiothemis nigra (Van derLinden, 1825)
- Sympetrum
- Sympetrum commixtum (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum durum Bartenef, 1916
- Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys, 1840)
- Sympetrum haematoneura Fraser, 1924
- Sympetrum himalayanum Navas, 1934
- Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884)
- Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)
- Sympetrum orientale (Selys, 1883)
- Sympetrum vulgatum flavum (Bartenef, 1915)
- Tetrathemis
- Tetrathemis platyptera Selys, 1878
Megapodagrionidae
Platycnemididae
- Calicnemia
- Calicnemia carminea carminea
- Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma
- Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)
- Calicnemia imitans Lieftinck, 1948
- Calicnemia miles (Laidlaw, 1917)
- Calicnemia miniata
- Calicnemia mortoni
- Calicnemia mukherjeei
- Calicnemia pulverulans
- Coeliccia
- Coeliccia bimaculata Laidlaw, 1914
- Coeliccia didyma didyma (Selys, 1863)
- Coeliccia didyma loringae Laidlaw, 1932
- Coeliccia dorothea Fraser, 1933
- Coeliccia fraseri
- Coeliccia pracritii
- Coeliccia renifera
- Coeliccia rossi
- Coeliccia sarbottama
- Coeliccia schmidti
- Coeliccia svihleri
- Coeliccia vacca
- Copera
- Copera ciliata (Selys, 1863)
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
- Copera superplatypes
- Copera vittata assamensis
- Copera vittata deccanensis
- Copera vittata serapica
- Indocnemis
- Indocnemis orang Föster in Laidlaw, 1907
- Platycnemis
- Platycnemis dealbata (Geoffroy in Selys and Hagen, 1850)
Platystictidae
Protoneuridae
Synlestidae
References
- Subramanian, K.A.; Babu, R. (2017). Checklist of Odonata (Insecta) of India. Version 3.0. zsi.gov.in.
- Prasad, M. & Varshney R.K. (1995). A checklist of the Odonata of India including data on larval studies. Oriental Insects 29: 385-428.
- K.A.Subramanian (2005) Dragonflies and Damselflies of India-A field guide (PDF).
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20091027105941/http://geocities.com/indianodonata/check_list.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145929/http://www.asia-dragonfly.net/odonataHelp.php?Level=60&ORR=262144
- http://www.greenexplorer.com/
- DragonflyIndia Yahoo group