ODONATA OF SABAH STATE
Information extracted from:
Dow, R.A., Choong, C.Y., Grinang, J. & Lupiyaningdyah, P. 2022. Revised checklist of the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of Borneo. Malayan Nature Journal 74(2): 217-240.
178 named species for Sabah
* indicates endemic to Borneo
* indicates endemic to Borneo
Distribution in Borneo:
BRU - Brunei; KLM - Kalimantan; LBN - Labuan; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak
ZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
Lestidae (4)
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1894 (LC) – BRU, SBH, SWK.
Lestes praevius Lieftinck, 1940 (VU)
– KLM, SBH.
Orolestes wallacei (Kirby, 1889) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932 (DD)
– KLM, SBH.
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1894 (LC) – BRU, SBH, SWK.
Platystictidae (9)
Drepanosticta actaeon Laidlaw, 1934* (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Drepanosticta barbatula Lieftinck, 1940* (DD) –
KLM, SBH.
Drepanosticta rufostigma (Selys, 1886)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Drepanosticta versicolor (Laidlaw, 1913)* (NA)–
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Protosticta joepani Dow, Phan & Choong, 2020* (VU) – SBH, SWK.
Protosticta kinabaluensis Laidlaw, 1915* (VU) –
SBH.
Telosticta fugispinosa Dow, Afendy & Rahman, 2016* (NT) – SBH.
Telosticta janeus Dow & Orr, 2012* (NT)
– SBH.
Telosticta ulubaram Dow & Orr, 2012* (VU)
– SBH, SWK.
Euphaeidae (8)
Dysphaea dimidiata Selys, 1853 (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Dysphaea lugens Selys, 1873* (DD) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Dysphaea ulu Hämäläinen, Dow & Stokvis, 2015* (LC) – BRU, SBH, SWK.
Euphaea basalis (Laidlaw, 1915)* (NT) –
SBH, SWK.
Euphaea impar Selys, 1859 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Euphaea subcostalis Selys, 1873 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Euphaea subnodalis (Laidlaw, 1915)* (LC) –
SBH, SWK.
Euphaea tricolor Selys, 1859* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Devadattidae (2)
Devadatta aran Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015* (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Devadatta tanduk Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015* (DD) – SBH, SWK.
Philosinidae (1)
Rhinagrion elopurae (McLachlan, 1886)* (LC) – KLM, SBH.
Argiolestidae (1)
Podolestes orientalis Selys, 1862 (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Calopterygidae (9)
Matronoides cyaneipennis Förster, 1897* (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Neurobasis longipes Hagen, 1887 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis amabilis Lieftinck, 1965* (LC) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis amnicola Lieftinck, 1965* (LC)
– BRU, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis amoena Hagen in Selys, 1853 (LC)
– BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis anacolosa Lieftinck, 1965* (LC) –
SBH.
Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Vestalis beryllae Laidlaw, 1915* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Chlorocyphidae (11)
Heliocypha biseriata (Selys, 1859) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Libellago hyalina (Selys, 1859) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Libellago phaethon (Laidlaw, 1931)* (NT) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Libellago semiopaca (Selys, 1873) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhinocypha aurofulgens Laidlaw, 1931* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhinocypha cucullata Selys, 1873* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Rhinocypha humeralis Selys, 1873 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Rhinocypha moultoni Laidlaw, 1915* (DD) –
SBH.
Rhinocypha spinifer Laidlaw, 1931* (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhinocypha stygia Förster, 1897* (NT) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Rhinoneura villosipes Laidlaw, 1915* (VU) –
SBH.
Platycnemididae (13)
Coeliccia arcuata Lieftinck, 1940* (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Coeliccia borneensis (Selys, 1886)* (LC) – BRU, SBH, SWK.
Coeliccia cyaneothorax Kimmins, 1936* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Coeliccia nemoricola Laidlaw, 1912* (LC) –
SBH, SWK.
Coeliccia nigrohamata Laidlaw, 1918* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Elattoneura analis (Selys, 1860) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Prodasineura collaris (Selys, 1860) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Prodasineura dorsalis (Selys, 1860)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Prodasineura hosei (Laidlaw, 1913)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Prodasineura hyperythra (Selys, 1886)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Coenagrionidae (23)
Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Amphicnemis bicolor (Martin, 1897)* (EN) –
SBH.
Amphicnemis remiger Laidlaw, 1912* (NT) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Archibasis incisura Lieftinck, 1949 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Archibasis melanocyana (Selys, 1877) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Archibasis viola Lieftinck, 1949 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Argiocnemis rubescens rubeola Selys, 1877 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915* (LC) –
SBH, SWK.
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Mortonagrion alcyone (Laidlaw, 1931)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH.
Mortonagrion falcatum Lieftinck, 1934 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Pericnemis dowi Orr & Hämäläinen, 2013* (NT)
– BRU, SBH, SWK.
Pericnemis kiautarum Orr & Hämäläinen, 2013* (VU)
– BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Pericnemis triangularis Laidlaw, 1931* (EN) –
KLM, SBH.
Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Pseudagrion perfuscatum Lieftinck, 1937* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Pseudagrion pilidorsum (Brauer, 1868) (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Stenagrion dubium (Laidlaw, 1912)* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Teinobasis laidlawi Kimmins, 1936* (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Teinobasis rajah Laidlaw, 1912 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Xiphiagrion cyanomelas Selys, 1876 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
ANISOPTERA (Dragonflies)
Aeshnidae (13)
Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Anax panybeus Hagen, 1867 (LC) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Gynacantha basiguttata Selys, 1882 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Heliaeschna crassa Krüger, 1899 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Heliaeschna simplicia (Karsch, 1891) (LC) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Heliaeschna uninervulata Martin, 1909 (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Indaeschna grubaueri (Förster, 1904) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Linaeschna polli Martin, 1909* (VU) –
SBH, SWK.
Oligoaeschna foliacea Lieftinck, 1968 (NT) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Oligoaeschna platyura Lieftinck, 1940* (VU) –
BRU, KLM, SBH.
Tetracanthagyna brunnea McLachlan, 1898 (DD) –
SBH, SWK.
Tetracanthagyna degorsi Martin, 1896 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tetracanthagyna plagiata (Waterhouse, 1877) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Drepanosticta actaeon Laidlaw, 1934* (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Euphaeidae (8)
Dysphaea dimidiata Selys, 1853 (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Devadattidae (2)
Devadatta aran Dow, Hämäläinen & Stokvis, 2015* (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Philosinidae (1)
Rhinagrion elopurae (McLachlan, 1886)* (LC) – KLM, SBH.
Argiolestidae (1)
Podolestes orientalis Selys, 1862 (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Calopterygidae (9)
Matronoides cyaneipennis Förster, 1897* (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Chlorocyphidae (11)
Heliocypha biseriata (Selys, 1859) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Platycnemididae (13)
Coeliccia arcuata Lieftinck, 1940* (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Coenagrionidae (23)
Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
ANISOPTERA (Dragonflies)
Aeshnidae (13)
Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Gomphidae (16)
Borneogomphus teramotoi Karube & Sasamoto, 2014* (VU) – SBH, SWK.
Burmagomphus arthuri Lieftinck, 1953 (DD) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Burmagomphus insularis Laidlaw, 1914 (VU) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Gomphidia maclachlani Selys, 1873 (LC) –
KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Heliogomphus borneensis Lieftinck, 1964* (NT) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Ictinogomphus decoratus melaenops (Selys, 1858) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Leptogomphus coomansi Laidlaw, 1936* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Leptogomphus pasia van Tol, 1990* (DD) –
SBH, SWK.
Leptogomphus pendleburyi Laidlaw, 1934* (DD) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Leptogomphus williamsoni Laidlaw, 1912* (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macrogomphus quadratus Selys, 1878 (LC) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Megalogomphus borneensis (Laidlaw, 1914)* (NA) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Megalogomphus buddi Dow & Price, 2020* (NA)
– BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Microgomphus chelifer Selys, 1858 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Phaenandrogomphus safei Dow & Luke, 2015* (VU)
– SBH, SWK.
Sieboldius japponicus Selys, 1854 (LC) –
BRU, SBH, SWK.
Chlorogomphidae (1)
Chlorogomphus dyak (Laidlaw, 1911)* (DD) – SBH, SWK.
Macromiidae (7)
Epophthalmia vittigera (Rambur, 1842) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macromia cincta Rambur, 1842 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macromia corycia Laidlaw, 1922* (NT) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macromia cydippe Laidlaw, 1922 (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macromia euterpe Laidlaw, 1915* (DD) –
SBH.
Macromia gerstaeckeri Krüger, 1899 (LC) –
SBH.
Macromia westwoodii Selys, 1874 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Synthemistidae (2)
Idionyx yolanda Selys, 1871 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Macromidia fulva Laidlaw, 1915* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Corduliidae (2)
Hemicordulia tenera Lieftinck, 1930 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Procordulia fusiformis Lieftinck, 1977* (LC) –
SBH, SWK.
Libellulidae (56)
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Aethriamanta gracilis (Brauer, 1878) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Agrionoptera sexlineata Selys, 1879 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Brachygonia oculata (Brauer, 1878) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793) (LC) –
KLM, SBH.
Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867) (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Camacinia harterti Karsch, 1890 (DD) –
BRU, SBH.
Cratilla lineata (Brauer, 1878) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Cratilla metallica (Brauer, 1878) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Crocothemis servilia (Drury, 1773) (LC) –
KLM, SBH, SWK.
Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Hydrobasileus croceus (Brauer, 1867) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Hylaeothemis clementia Ris, 1909 (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878) (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878) (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Macrodiplax cora (Kaup in Brauer, 1867) (LC)
– KLM, SBH, SWK.
Nannophya pygmaea Rambur, 1842 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Nesoxenia lineata (Selys, 1879) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Neurothemis ramburii (Brauer, 1866) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Neurothemis terminata Ris, 1911 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Onychothemis coccinea Lieftinck, 1953 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Onychothemis culminicola Förster, 1904 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Orchithemis pulcherrima Brauer, 1878 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum borneense Kimmins, 1936* (DD) – SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891) (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer, 1865) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum pruinosum schneideri Förster, 1903 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1773) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Potamarcha congener (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
SBH.
Raphismia bispina (Hagen, 1867) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhyothemis aterrima Selys, 1891 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhyothemis obsolescens Kirby, 1889 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhyothemis phyllis (Sulzer, 1776) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Rhyothemis regia (Brauer, 1867) (LC) –
SBH, SWK.
Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Risiophlebia dohrni (Krüger, 1902) (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tetrathemis hyalina Kirby, 1889 (NA) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tramea phaeoneura Lieftinck, 1953 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tramea transmarina euryale Selys, 1878 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Trithemis aurora (Burmeister, 1839) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tyriobapta kuekenthali (Karsch, 1900) (NT) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tyriobapta torrida Kirby, 1889 (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Urothemis signata insignata (Selys, 1872) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Zygonyx ida errans Lieftinck, 1953* (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Zyxomma obtusum Albarda, 1881 (NA) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 (LC) –
BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Borneogomphus teramotoi Karube & Sasamoto, 2014* (VU) – SBH, SWK.
Chlorogomphidae (1)
Chlorogomphus dyak (Laidlaw, 1911)* (DD) – SBH, SWK.
Macromiidae (7)
Epophthalmia vittigera (Rambur, 1842) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Synthemistidae (2)
Idionyx yolanda Selys, 1871 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Corduliidae (2)
Hemicordulia tenera Lieftinck, 1930 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Libellulidae (56)
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Lathrecista asiatica (Fabricius, 1798) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878) (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878) (LC) – SBH, SWK.
Orthetrum chrysis (Selys, 1891) (LC) – BRU, KLM, LBN, SBH, SWK.
Tholymis tillarga (Fabricius, 1798) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842) (LC) – KLM, SBH, SWK.
Tyriobapta kuekenthali (Karsch, 1900) (NT) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.
Urothemis signata insignata (Selys, 1872) (LC) – BRU, KLM, SBH, SWK.