Orthetrum is a large genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly referred to as skimmers.
Africallagma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
Azuragrion is a genus of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. The genus contains the following species:
Brachythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as groundlings.
Chlorocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.
Hadrothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as jungle-skimmers.
Hemistigma is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as pied-spots.
Mesocnemis singularis is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Common names include riverjack, savanna riverjack, common riverjack, savanna brook-damsel, and savanna stream-damsel.
Paraphlebia is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.
Platycypha is a genus of African damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae).
Prodasineura, the Asian threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Protoneuridae. All the Afrotropical species formerly in this genus are now placed in Elattoneura, the African threadtails. Dijkstra et al. (2014) moved the genus from Protoneuridae to Platycnemididae based on molecular phylogenetic research.
Rhyothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as flutterers.
Trithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are commonly known as dropwings. There are over 40 species, mainly from Africa; two are endemic to Madagascar, and five can be found in Asia. They are found in a wide variety of habitats; some species being adapted to permanent streams in forests, and others being capable of breeding in temporary pools in deserts.
Anax is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae. It includes species such as the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator.
Philoganga is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Philogangidae.
Phaon is a small genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. They occur in central and southern Africa and Madagascar.
Spesbona angusta, Spesbona is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. This species was moved from the genus Metacnemis in 2013.
Mesocnemis dupuyi is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
Mesocnemis robusta is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
Mesocnemis tisi is a species of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
