Lyriothemis


Lyriothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae and belong to the suborder Anisoptera, found in eastern Asia. Some members of this genus lay their eggs in water-filled crevices and holes in trees and fallen logs.

Species

The genus contains the following species:
MaleFemaleScientific nameDistribution
Lyriothemis acigastra Burma, China and Tibet
Lyriothemis biappendiculata Peninsular Malaysia
Lyriothemis bivittata India, Bhutan, Bangladesh
Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia ; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand
Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009Sri Lanka
Lyriothemis elegantissima Edmond [de Sélys Longchamps|Selys], 1883 - Forest ChaserThailand, China
Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909Celebes
Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913New Guinea
Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937Philippines
Lyriothemis magnificata Thailand, Borneo
Lyriothemis meyeri New Guinea
Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam
Lyriothemis pachygastra China, Japan
Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927Indonesia.
Lyriothemis tricolor Selys, 1919Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan.