| Lyriothemis | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Forest Chaser | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Subfamily: | Libellulinae |
| Genus: | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 |
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. [1]
The genus contains the following species: [2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878) | Burma, China and Tibet |
| Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878) | Peninsular Malaysia | ||
| Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842) | India, Bhutan, Bangladesh | ||
| | Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868 | Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand | |
| | Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 | Sri Lanka | |
| | Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 - Forest Chaser [3] | Thailand, China | |
| Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909 | Celebes | ||
| Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913 | New Guinea | ||
| Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937 | Philippines | ||
| Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878) | Thailand, Borneo | ||
| Lyriothemis meyeri (Selys, 1878) | New Guinea | ||
| Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919 | India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam | ||
| | | Lyriothemis pachygastra (Selys, 1878) | China, Japan |
| Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927 | Indonesia. | ||
| | | Lyriothemis tricolor Selys, 1919 | Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. |