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List of Odonata species of India

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The following is a list of Odonata species of India.

India has extremely diverse terrain, climate and vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold, desert and jungle, of low-lying plains and the highest mountains, of dryness and dampness, islands and continental areas, widely varying flora, and sharply marked seasons. India forms a large part of the Indomalayan biogeographical zone; many of the floral and faunal forms show Malayan affinities with some taxa being unique to the Indian region. In addition, India hosts three of the world's biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats, the Himalayas, and the hilly ranges bordering India and Myanmar, each having numerous endemic species.

India is home to 530 species of dragonfly and damselflies. The majority of the Odonata in India are found in the rainforests of the Western Ghats and Northeast India.[1]

197 species of Odonata are endemic to India. These endemic species are marked with (E).

Lestidae

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Synlestidae

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Platystictidae

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Calopterygidae

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Chlorocyphidae

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Devadattidae

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Euphaeidae

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Philogangidae

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Rhipidolestidae

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Coenagrionidae

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Platycnemididae

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Epiophlebiidae

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Aeshnidae

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Gomphidae

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Chlorogomphidae

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Cordulegasteridae

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Corduliidae

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Libellulidae

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Macromiidae

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Idionychidae

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Macromidiidae

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References

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  1. ^ Subramanian, K. A.; Babu, R. (2025). "Checklist of Fauna of India: Arthropoda: Insecta: Odonata" (PDF). Checklist of Fauna of India – via Zoological Survey of India.
  2. ^ Haneef, Koolikkunnu Abdul Razak Muhammed; Chandran, Ayikkara Vivek; Sawant, Dattaprasad; Beevi, Yousuf Pachani Maimoonath; Koparde, Pankaj; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2025-11-26). "Description of Protosticta sooryaprakashi sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 5723 (3): 359–383. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5723.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. ^ Sawant, Dattaprasad; Joshi, Shantanu; Pawar, Ujwala; Nawge, Viraj; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2025-05-20). "Caliphaea sinuofurcata sp. nov. (Odonata: Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India". Zootaxa. 5637 (1): 139–154. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. ^ Christopher, John I.; Babu, Rajappa; Subramanian, Kumarapuram A. (2026-06-10). "A new species of Mortonagrion Fraser, 1920 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) from the Andaman Islands, India". Zootaxa. 5828 (3): 563–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5828.3.9. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Sawant, Dattaprasad; Joshi, Shantanu; Pawar, Ujwala; Khan, Fahim; Nawge, Viraj; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2026-02-25). "Six new species of Calicnemia Strand, 1926 and one new species of Coeliccia Kirby, 1890 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from northeastern India". Zootaxa. 5760 (4): 401–449. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5760.4.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  6. ^ a b c Joshi, Shantanu; Sawant, Dattaprasad; Pawar, Ujwala; Khan, Fahim; Gassah, Rejoice; Ismavel, Vijay Anand; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2026-04-21). "Three new species of Sarasaeschna Karube & Yeh, 2001 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from northeastern India; with a new record of Sarasaeschna khasiana (Lieftinck, 1968)". Zootaxa. 5796 (2): 261–288. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5796.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334.
  7. ^ a b Chandran, Ayikkara Vivek; Sawant, Dattaprasad; Chandran, Reji; Koparde, Pankaj; Jose, Subin Kaniyamattathil; Kunte, Krushnamegh (2025-02-14). "Two new species of Merogomphus Martin, 1904 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from the Western Ghats, India". Zootaxa. 5588 (2): 201–226. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  8. ^ "Description of Lyriothemis keralensis sp. n. from the southwestern coast of India". Worldwide Dragonfly Association. Retrieved 2026-05-10.
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