The chasers, darters, skimmers and perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded, there remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.
Aeshna, or the mosaic darners, is a genus of dragonflies from the family Aeshnidae. Species within this genus are generally known as "hawkers" or "darners".
Taxus chinensis is a species of yew. It is commonly called the Chinese yew, though this term also refers to Taxus celebica or Taxus sumatrana.
Asiagomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Burmagomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Chlorogomphus is an Asian genus of dragonflies in the family Chlorogomphidae.
Gynacantha is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. The females have two prominent spines under the last abdominal segment. This gives the genus name and the common name two-spined darners; they are also known as duskhawkers.
Heliogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.
Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae. It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands such as the Bonin Islands, Fiji and French Polynesia. Species of Hemicordulia are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic, with yellow.
Leptogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Oligoaeschna is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It contains the following species:
Rhinocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.
Stylurus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as hanging clubtails from their habit of hanging nearly vertically when they perch.
Paracercion is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as lilysquatters.
Coeliccia is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia from India to Japan to Indonesia. It is the largest genus in the family, with around 80 species.
Megalestes is a genus of malachite in the damselfly family Synlestidae. There are at least 20 described species in Megalestes.
Protosticta is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae. There are more than 50 described species in Protosticta.
Somatochlora dido is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is known from southeastern China and northern Vietnam, but populations in Vietnam may alternatively represent a separate, undescribed, species. S. dido has sometimes been treated as synonymous with S. taiwana from Taiwan, but more recent publications have treated them as separate species. S. shennong is also closely related.
Euphaea is a genus of damselflies in the family Euphaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Euphaea, found mainly in Indomalaya.
