The Families and Genera of Odonata
The species totals for each genus are from the latest list of world odonata.
Families are listed in alphabetic order, first Anisoptera, then Anisozygoptera, then Zygoptera.
| Taxon | Species Number |
|---|---|
| Odonata | 5827 |
| Anisoptera | 2924 |
| Anisozygoptera | 2 |
| Zygoptera | 2901 |
| Aeshnidae | 443 |
| Acanthaeschna | 1 |
| Adversaeschna | 1 |
| Aeschnophlebia | 4 |
| Aeshna | 42 |
| Agyrtacantha | 4 |
| Allopetalia | 2 |
| Amphiaeschna | 1 |
| Anaciaeschna | 10 |
| Anax | 29 |
| Andaeschna | 4 |
| Antipodophlebia | 1 |
| Austroaeschna | 19 |
| Austrogynacantha | 1 |
| Austrophlebia | 2 |
| Basiaeschna | 1 |
| Boyeria | 7 |
| Brachytron | 1 |
| Caliaeschna | 1 |
| Castoraeschna | 9 |
| Cephalaeschna | 16 |
| Coryphaeschna | 8 |
| Dendroaeschna | 1 |
| Dromaeschna | 2 |
| Epiaeschna | 1 |
| Gomphaeschna | 2 |
| Gynacantha | 85 |
| Gynacanthaeschna | 1 |
| Heliaeschna | 10 |
| Indaeschna | 2 |
| Limnetron | 2 |
| Linaeschna | 1 |
| Nasiaeschna | 1 |
| Neuraeschna | 15 |
| Notoaeschna | 2 |
| Oligoaeschna | 18 |
| Oplonaeschna | 2 |
| Oreaeschna | 2 |
| Periaeschna | 10 |
| Petaliaeschna | 6 |
| Planaeschna | 22 |
| Plattycantha | 3 |
| Polycanthagyna | 4 |
| Racenaeschna | 1 |
| Remartinia | 4 |
| Rhionaeschna | 41 |
| Sarasaeschna | 14 |
| Spinaeschna | 2 |
| Staurophlebia | 5 |
| Telephlebia | 6 |
| Tetracanthagyna | 5 |
| Triacanthagyna | 9 |
| Austropetaliidae | 11 |
| Archipetalia | 1 |
| Austropetalia | 3 |
| Hypopetalia | 1 |
| Phyllopetalia | 6 |
| Chlorogomphidae | 45 |
| Chlorogomphus | 29 |
| Chloropetalia | 5 |
| Sinorogomphus | 8 |
| Watanabeopetalia | 3 |
| Cordulegastridae | 51 |
| Anotogaster | 12 |
| Cordulegaster | 25 |
| Neallogaster | 7 |
| Sonjagaster | 7 |
| Macromiidae | 123 |
| Didymops | 2 |
| Epophthalmia | 6 |
| Macromia | 79 |
| Phyllomacromia | 36 |
| Corduliidae | 250 |
| Aeschnosoma | 5 |
| Antipodochlora | 1 |
| Apocordulia | 1 |
| Archaeophya | 2 |
| Austrocordulia | 3 |
| Austrophya | 1 |
| Cordulephya | 4 |
| Cordulia | 3 |
| Cordulisantosia | 3 |
| Dorocordulia | 2 |
| Epitheca | 12 |
| Gomphomacromia | 4 |
| Guadalca | 1 |
| Helocordulia | 2 |
| Hemicordulia | 38 |
| Hesperocordulia | 1 |
| Heteronaias | 1 |
| Idionyx | 27 |
| Idomacromia | 3 |
| Lathrocordulia | 2 |
| Lauromacromia | 6 |
| Libellulosoma | 1 |
| Macromidia | 11 |
| Metaphya | 4 |
| Micromidia | 3 |
| Navicordulia | 10 |
| Neocordulia | 15 |
| Neophya | 1 |
| Nesocordulia | 6 |
| Neurocordulia | 7 |
| Oxygastra | 1 |
| Paracordulia | 1 |
| Pentathemis | 1 |
| Procordulia | 16 |
| Pseudocordulia | 2 |
| Rialla | 1 |
| Somatochlora | 42 |
| Syncordulia | 4 |
| Williamsonia | 2 |
| Gomphidae | 961 |
| Acrogomphus | 7 |
| Agriogomphus | 4 |
| Amphigomphus | 3 |
| Anisogomphus | 19 |
| Anomalophlebia | 1 |
| Anormogomphus | 3 |
| Antipodogomphus | 6 |
| Aphylla | 24 |
| Archaeogomphus | 7 |
| Arigomphus | 7 |
| Armagomphus | 1 |
| Asiagomphus | 23 |
| Austroepigomphus | 4 |
| Austrogomphus | 15 |
| Brasiliogomphus | 1 |
| Burmagomphus | 23 |
| Cacoides | 1 |
| Ceratogomphus | 2 |
| Cinitogomphus | 1 |
| Cornigomphus | 1 |
| Crenigomphus | 6 |
| Cyanogomphus | 2 |
| Cyclogomphus | 5 |
| Davidioides | 1 |
| Davidius | 22 |
| Desmogomphus | 2 |
| Diaphlebia | 2 |
| Diastatomma | 7 |
| Dromogomphus | 3 |
| Dubitogomphus | 1 |
| Ebegomphus | 5 |
| Eogomphus | 1 |
| Epigomphus | 28 |
| Erpetogomphus | 22 |
| Fukienogomphus | 3 |
| Gastrogomphus | 1 |
| Gomphidia | 24 |
| Gomphidictinus | 1 |
| Gomphoides | 3 |
| Gomphus | 51 |
| Hagenius | 1 |
| Heliogomphus | 21 |
| Hemigomphus | 7 |
| Ictinogomphus | 16 |
| Idiogomphoides | 3 |
| Isomma | 2 |
| Labrogomphus | 1 |
| Lamelligomphus | 12 |
| Lanthus | 3 |
| Leptogomphus | 22 |
| Lestinogomphus | 6 |
| Lindenia | 1 |
| Macrogomphus | 18 |
| Malgassogomphus | 1 |
| Megalogomphus | 11 |
| Melanocacus | 2 |
| Melligomphus | 5 |
| Merogomphus | 12 |
| Microgomphus | 15 |
| Mitragomphus | 1 |
| Neogomphus | 3 |
| Nepogomphoides | 1 |
| Nepogomphus | 3 |
| Neurogomphus | 16 |
| Nihonogomphus | 18 |
| Notogomphus | 20 |
| Nychogomphus | 5 |
| Octogomphus | 1 |
| Odontogomphus | 1 |
| Onychogomphus | 45 |
| Ophiogomphus | 28 |
| Orientogomphus | 5 |
| Paragomphus | 43 |
| Perigomphus | 1 |
| Perissogomphus | 2 |
| Peruviogomphus | 3 |
| Phaenandrogomphus | 5 |
| Phyllocycla | 31 |
| Phyllogomphoides | 46 |
| Phyllogomphus | 10 |
| Platygomphus | 2 |
| Praeviogomphus | 1 |
| Progomphus | 69 |
| Scalmogomphus | 4 |
| Shaogomphus | 3 |
| Sieboldius | 8 |
| Sinictinogomphus | 1 |
| Sinogomphus | 10 |
| Stylogomphus | 11 |
| Stylurus | 30 |
| Tibiagomphus | 2 |
| Tragogomphus | 5 |
| Trigomphus | 13 |
| Zephyrogomphus | 2 |
| Zonophora | 10 |
| Libellulidae | 985 |
| Acisoma | 2 |
| Aethiothemis | 8 |
| Aethriamanta | 6 |
| Agrionoptera | 6 |
| Amphithemis | 3 |
| Anatya | 2 |
| Anectothemis | 1 |
| Antidythemis | 2 |
| Archaeophlebia | 1 |
| Argyrothemis | 1 |
| Atoconeura | 6 |
| Atratothemis | 1 |
| Austrothemis | 1 |
| Bironides | 4 |
| Boninthemis | 1 |
| Brachydiplax | 7 |
| Brachygonia | 3 |
| Brachymesia | 3 |
| Brachythemis | 6 |
| Bradinopyga | 4 |
| Brechmorhoga | 16 |
| Calophlebia | 2 |
| Camacinia | 3 |
| Cannaphila | 3 |
| Celebophlebia | 2 |
| Celebothemis | 1 |
| Celithemis | 8 |
| Chalcostephia | 1 |
| Chalybeothemis | 3 |
| Congothemis | 1 |
| Cratilla | 2 |
| Crocothemis | 10 |
| Cyanothemis | 1 |
| Dasythemis | 4 |
| Deielia | 1 |
| Diastatops | 8 |
| Diplacina | 23 |
| Diplacodes | 11 |
| Dythemis | 7 |
| Edonis | 1 |
| Elasmothemis | 8 |
| Eleuthemis | 1 |
| Elga | 2 |
| Epithemis | 1 |
| Erythemis | 10 |
| Erythrodiplax | 58 |
| Fylgia | 1 |
| Gynothemis | 4 |
| Hadrothemis | 8 |
| Hemistigma | 3 |
| Huonia | 15 |
| Hydrobasileus | 3 |
| Hylaeothemis | 4 |
| Hypothemis | 1 |
| Idiataphe | 4 |
| Indothemis | 2 |
| Ladona | 3 |
| Lanthanusa | 5 |
| Lathrecista | 1 |
| Leucorrhinia | 16 |
| Libellula | 27 |
| Lokia | 7 |
| Lyriothemis | 15 |
| Macrodiplax | 2 |
| Macrothemis | 43 |
| Malgassophlebia | 4 |
| Miathyria | 2 |
| Micrathyria | 46 |
| Micromacromia | 4 |
| Microtrigonia | 3 |
| Misagria | 4 |
| Nannodiplax | 1 |
| Nannophlebia | 23 |
| Nannophya | 6 |
| Nannophyopsis | 2 |
| Nannothemis | 1 |
| Neodythemis | 11 |
| Nephepeltia | 6 |
| Nesciothemis | 5 |
| Nesogonia | 1 |
| Nesoxenia | 2 |
| Neurothemis | 13 |
| Nothodiplax | 1 |
| Notiothemis | 2 |
| Notolibellula | 1 |
| Oligoclada | 24 |
| Olpogastra | 1 |
| Onychothemis | 6 |
|
Orchithemis Orionothemis |
3 1 |
| Orthemis | 23 |
| Orthetrum | 60 |
| Oxythemis | 1 |
| Pachydiplax | 1 |
| Pacificothemis | 1 |
| Palaeothemis | 1 |
| Palpopleura | 7 |
| Paltothemis | 3 |
| Pantala | 2 |
| Parazyxomma | 1 |
| Perithemis | 13 |
| Phyllothemis | 2 |
| Planiplax | 5 |
| Plathemis | 2 |
| Pornothemis | 2 |
| Porpacithemis | 3 |
| Porpax | 5 |
| Potamarcha | 2 |
| Protorthemis | 4 |
| Pseudagrionoptera | 1 |
| Pseudoleon | 1 |
| Pseudothemis | 2 |
| Pseudotramea | 1 |
| Raphismia | 2 |
| Rhodopygia | 5 |
| Rhodothemis | 5 |
| Rhyothemis | 24 |
| Risiophlebia | 2 |
| Scapanea | 1 |
| Selysiothemis | 1 |
| Sleuthemis | 1 |
| Sympetrum | 61 |
| Tapeinothemis | 1 |
| Tauriphila | 5 |
| Tetrathemis | 14 |
| Thalassothemis | 1 |
| Thermochoria | 2 |
| Thermorthemis | 2 |
| Tholymis | 2 |
| Tramea | 21 |
| Trithemis | 42 |
| Trithetrum | 2 |
| Tyriobapta | 3 |
| Uracis | 7 |
| Urothemis | 9 |
| Viridithemis | 1 |
| Ypirangathemis | 1 |
| Zenithoptera | 4 |
| Zygonoides | 4 |
| Zygonychidium | 1 |
| Zygonyx | 19 |
| Zyxomma | 6 |
| Neopetaliidae | 1 |
| Neopetalia | 1 |
| Petaluridae | 11 |
| Petalura | 5 |
| Phenes | 1 |
| Tachopteryx | 1 |
| Tanypteryx | 2 |
| Uropetala | 2 |
| Synthemistidae | 43 |
| Austrosynthemis | 1 |
| Choristhemis | 2 |
| Eusynthemis | 14 |
| Palaeosynthemis | 8 |
| Synthemiopsis | 1 |
| Synthemis | 15 |
| Tonyosynthemis | 2 |
| Epiophlebiidae | 2 |
| Epiophlebia | 2 |
| Amphipterygidae | 12 |
| Amphipteryx | 4 |
| Devadatta | 5 |
| Pentaphlebia | 2 |
| Rimanella | 1 |
| Calopterygidae | 176 |
| Archineura | 2 |
| Atrocalopteryx | 2 |
| Bryoplathanon | 1 |
| Caliphaea | 5 |
| Calopteryx | 26 |
| Echo | 4 |
| Hetaerina | 37 |
| Iridictyon | 2 |
| Matrona | 3 |
| Matronoides | 1 |
| Mnais | 10 |
| Mnesarete | 24 |
| Neurobasis | 13 |
| Noguchiphaea | 2 |
| Ormenophlebia | 4 |
| Phaon | 2 |
| Psolodesmus | 1 |
| Sapho | 6 |
| Umma | 11 |
| Vestalaria | 5 |
| Vestalis | 17 |
| Chlorocyphidae | 151 |
| Africocypha | 1 |
| Calocypha | 1 |
| Chlorocypha | 31 |
| Cyrano | 2 |
| Disparocypha | 1 |
| Heliocypha | 2 |
| Indocypha | 7 |
| Libellago | 26 |
| Melanocypha | 1 |
| Pachycypha | 1 |
| Platycypha | 9 |
| Rhinocypha | 63 |
| Rhinoneura | 2 |
| Sclerocypha | 1 |
| Sundacypha | 2 |
| Watuwila | 1 |
| Coenagrionidae | 1133 |
| Acanthagrion | 40 |
| Acanthallagma | 3 |
| Aceratobasis | 4 |
| Aciagrion | 30 |
| Aeolagrion | 4 |
| Africallagma | 10 |
| Agriocnemis | 41 |
| Amorphostigma | 2 |
| Amphiagrion | 2 |
| Amphiallagma | 1 |
|
Amphicnemis |
30 |
|
Andinagrion Angelagrion |
3 2 |
| Anisagrion | 4 |
| Antiagrion | 4 |
| Apanisagrion | 1 |
| Archboldargia | 3 |
|
Archibasis Argentagrion |
8 2 |
| Argia | 113 |
| Argiagrion | 1 |
| Argiocnemis | 3 |
| Austroagrion | 5 |
| Austroallagma | 1 |
| Austrocnemis | 3 |
| Azuragrion | 6 |
| Bedfordia | 2 |
| Boninagrion | 1 |
| Bromeliagrion | 3 |
| Caliagrion | 1 |
| Calvertagrion | 1 |
| Ceriagrion | 48 |
| Chromagrion | 1 |
| Coenagriocnemis | 4 |
| Coenagrion | 41 |
|
Cyanallagma Denticulobasis |
7 3 |
| Diceratobasis | 2 |
| Dolonagrion | 1 |
| Enacantha | 1 |
| Enallagma | 47 |
| Erythromma | 4 |
| Hesperagrion | 1 |
| Himalagrion | 2 |
| Homeoura | 5 |
| Hylaeargia | 2 |
| Hylaeonympha | 1 |
| Inpabasis | 3 |
| Ischnura | 69 |
| Leptagrion | 16 |
| Leptobasis | 8 |
| Leucobasis | 1 |
| Megalagrion | 26 |
| Melanesobasis | 8 |
| Mesamphiagrion | 10 |
| Mesoleptobasis | 5 |
| Metaleptobasis | 17 |
| Millotagrion | 1 |
| Minagrion | 5 |
| Moroagrion | 1 |
| Mortonagrion | 12 |
| Nehalennia | 6 |
| Neoerythromma | 2 |
| Nesobasis | 23 |
| Onychargia | 2 |
| Oreagrion | 5 |
| Oreiallagma | 5 |
| Oxyagrion | 25 |
| Oxyallagma | 1 |
| Pacificagrion | 2 |
| Palaiargia | 20 |
| Papuagrion | 17 |
|
Papuargia Paracercion |
1 12 |
| Pericnemis | 2 |
| Phoenicagrion | 6 |
| Pinheyagrion | 1 |
| Plagulibasis | 1 |
| Proischnura | 3 |
| Protallagma | 1 |
| Pseudagrion | 144 |
| Pyrrhosoma | 4 |
|
Rhodischnura Schistolobos |
1 1 |
| Seychellibasis | 1 |
| Skiallagma | 1 |
| Stenagrion | 2 |
| Teinobasis | 67 |
| Telagrion | 1 |
| Telebasis | 57 |
| Tepuibasis | 7 |
| Thermagrion | 1 |
|
Tigriagrion Vanuatubasis |
1 3 |
| Xanthagrion | 1 |
| Xanthocnemis | 4 |
| Xiphiagrion | 2 |
| Zoniagrion | 1 |
| Dicteriadidae | 2 |
| Dicterias | 1 |
| Heliocharis | 1 |
| Philogangidae | 9 |
| Diphlebia | 5 |
| Philoganga | 4 |
| Euphaeidae | 69 |
| Anisopleura | 10 |
| Bayadera | 15 |
| Cryptophaea | 3 |
| Cyclophaea | 1 |
| Dysphaea | 6 |
| Epallage | 1 |
| Euphaea | 30 |
| Heterophaea | 2 |
| Schmidtiphaea | 1 |
| Hemiphlebiidae | 1 |
| Hemiphlebia | 1 |
| Isostictidae | 45 |
| Austrosticta | 3 |
| Cnemisticta | 2 |
| Eurysticta | 3 |
| Isosticta | 7 |
| Labidiosticta | 1 |
| Lithosticta | 1 |
| Neosticta | 3 |
| Oristicta | 1 |
| Rhadinosticta | 1 |
| Selysioneura | 16 |
| Tanymecosticta | 6 |
| Titanosticta | 1 |
| Lestidae | 152 |
| Archilestes | 8 |
| Austrolestes | 11 |
| Chalcolestes | 2 |
| Indolestes | 34 |
| Lestes | 84 |
| Orolestes | 5 |
| Platylestes | 4 |
| Sinhalestes | 1 |
| Sympecma | 3 |
| Lestoideidae | 5 |
| Chorismagrion | 1 |
| Lestoidea | 4 |
| Megapodagrionidae | 310 |
| Agriomorpha | 1 |
| Allolestes | 1 |
| Allopodagrion | 3 |
| Amanipodagrion | 1 |
| Archaeopodagrion | 3 |
| Archargiolestes | 3 |
| Argiolestes | 52 |
| Arrhenocnemis | 2 |
| Austroargiolestes | 10 |
| Bornargiolestes | 1 |
| Burmargiolestes | 3 |
| Caledargiolestes | 2 |
| Caledopteryx | 2 |
| Celebargiolestes | 1 |
| Dimeragrion | 5 |
| Griseargiolestes | 7 |
| Heteragrion | 48 |
| Heteropodagrion | 2 |
| Hypolestes | 2 |
| Megapodagrion | 1 |
| Mesagrion | 1 |
| Mesopodagrion | 2 |
| Miniargiolestes | 1 |
| Nesolestes | 17 |
| Neurolestes | 1 |
| Oxystigma | 4 |
| Paraphlebia | 4 |
| Philogenia | 36 |
| Philosina | 2 |
| Podolestes | 8 |
| Podopteryx | 2 |
| Priscagrion | 2 |
| Protolestes | 8 |
| Rhinagrion | 8 |
| Rhipidolestes | 24 |
| Sciotropis | 2 |
| Sinocnemis | 2 |
| Tatocnemis | 10 |
| Teinopodagrion | 24 |
| Thaumatoneura | 1 |
| Trineuragrion | 1 |
| Perilestidae | 19 |
| Nubiolestes | 1 |
| Perilestes | 7 |
| Perissolestes | 11 |
| Platycnemididae | 226 |
| Allocnemis | 2 |
| Arabicnemis | 1 |
| Asthenocnemis | 2 |
| Calicnemia | 20 |
| Chlorocnemis | 14 |
| Coeliccia | 62 |
| Copera | 9 |
| Cyanocnemis | 1 |
| Denticnemis | 1 |
| Idiocnemis | 19 |
| Indocnemis | 1 |
| Leptocnemis | 1 |
| Lieftinckia | 6 |
| Lochmaeocnemis | 1 |
| Mesocnemis | 5 |
| Metacnemis | 3 |
| Oreocnemis | 1 |
| Paracnemis | 1 |
| Paramecocnemis | 2 |
| Platycnemis | 29 |
| Rhyacocnemis | 3 |
| Risiocnemis | 38 |
| Salomoncnemis | 1 |
| Stenocnemis | 1 |
| Thaumatagrion | 1 |
| Torrenticnemis | 1 |
| Platystictidae | 217 |
| Drepanosticta | 124 |
| Palaemnema | 43 |
| Platysticta | 3 |
| Protosticta | 41 |
| Sinosticta | 3 |
| Sulcosticta | 3 |
| Polythoridae | 59 |
| Chalcopteryx | 5 |
| Chalcothore | 1 |
| Cora | 23 |
| Euthore | 8 |
| Miocora | 2 |
| Polythore | 19 |
| Stenocora | 1 |
| Protoneuridae | 260 |
| Arabineura | 1 |
| Caconeura | 5 |
| Disparoneura | 4 |
| Drepanoneura | 8 |
| Elattoneura | 34 |
| Epipleoneura | 25 |
| Epipotoneura | 2 |
| Esme | 3 |
| Forcepsioneura | 9 |
| Idioneura | 2 |
| Isomecocnemis | 2 |
| Junix | 1 |
| Lamproneura | 1 |
| Melanoneura | 1 |
| Microneura | 1 |
| Neoneura | 29 |
| Nososticta | 57 |
| Peristicta | 7 |
| Phasmoneura | 2 |
| Phylloneura | 1 |
| Prodasineura | 38 |
| Proneura | 1 |
| Protoneura | 21 |
| Psaironeura | 4 |
| Roppaneura | 1 |
| Pseudolestidae | 1 |
| Pseudolestes | 1 |
| Pseudostigmatidae | 19 |
| Anomisma | 1 |
| Coryphagrion | 1 |
| Mecistogaster | 11 |
| Megaloprepus | 1 |
| Microstigma | 3 |
| Pseudostigma | 2 |
| Synlestidae | 35 |
| Chlorolestes | 8 |
| Ecchlorolestes | 2 |
| Episynlestes | 3 |
| Megalestes | 16 |
| Phylolestes | 1 |
| Sinolestes | 2 |
| Synlestes | 3 |
