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Dragonflies of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil

This is the list of species recognized to occur in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, listed in Anjos-Santos & Santos (2006) Zootaxa and Carvalho & Nessimian (1998) Oecologia Brasiliensis, and the list of species from the REGUA reserve available here ...more ↓

Micrathyria borgmeieri
Neocordulia setifera
Anatya januaria
Brachymesia furcata 1
Brachymesia herbida 2
Brechmorhoga nubecula
Dasythemis mincki
Diastatops obscura 3
Dythemis multipunctata 4
Dythemis sterilis
Elasmothemis cannacrioides 5
Elasmothemis constricta
Elga leptostyla
Erythemis attala 4
Erythemis credula
Erythemis mithroides 6
Libélula-gavião-da-lagoa 7
Erythemis peruviana
Erythemis vesiculosa 4
Erythrodiplax anomala
Erythrodiplax fusca 8
Erythrodiplax hyalina
Erythrodiplax juliana
Erythrodiplax ochracea
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis 9
Erythrodiplax umbrata 10
Libellula herculea 11
Macrothemis declivata
Macrothemis hemichlora 12
Macrothemis musiva 13
Miathyria simplex 14
Micrathyria artemis
Micrathyria atra 4
Micrathyria didyma 4
Micrathyria hesperis
Micrathyria hypodidyma
Micrathyria mengeri
Micrathyria ocellata 4
Micrathyria pirassunungae
Micrathyria stawiarskii
Nephepeltia phryne 5
Orthemis cultriformis 5
Orthemis discolor 15
Pantala flavescens 4
Perithemis electra 16
Perithemis mooma 17
Rhodopygia cardinalis
Tauriphila argo 4
Tramea abdominalis 18
Tramea cophysa
Zenithoptera anceps
Macrothemis capitata
Edonis helena
Marshall's Emerald
Cordulisantosia marshalli
Kiauta's Emerald
Navicordulia kiautai
Chagas's Emerald
Neocordulia carlochagasi
Mambucaba Emerald
Neocordulia mambucabensis
Elegant Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga praedatrix
Stripe-tailed Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga tepeaca
Blue-grey Skimmer 5
Dasythemis esmeralda
Dusty Skimmer
Dasythemis venosa
Blue-eyed Setwing 19
Dythemis nigra
Carmelita Pondhawk
Erythemis carmelita
Red Pondhawk 20
Erythemis haematogastra
Pin-tailed Pondhawk 4
Erythemis plebeja
Mottled Dragonlet 21
Erythrodiplax avittata
Leaf-hugging Dragonlet 5
Erythrodiplax castanea
Reddish Dragonlet 22
Erythrodiplax famula
Black-mantled Dragonlet 23
Erythrodiplax latimaculata
Silver-clouded Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax laurentia
Black-and-blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax media
Red-and-blue Dragonlet 24
Erythrodiplax melanorubra
Dot-winged Sylph
Gynothemis venipunctata
Amazon Pennant
Idiataphe amazonica
Auburn Pennant
Idiataphe longipes
Attenuate Sylph
Macrothemis extensa
Pale-brown Sylph
Macrothemis heteronycha
Ivory-striped Sylph 6
Macrothemis imitans
Marbled Sylph
Macrothemis marmorata
Dusty Sylph
Macrothemis rupicola
Pin-tailed Sylph
Macrothemis tenuis
Waterfall Sylph
Macrothemis tessellata
Hyacinth Glider 25
Miathyria marcella
Blue-grey Dasher
Micrathyria athenais
Bow-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria catenata
Swamp Dasher
Micrathyria laevigata
Little Swamp Dasher 5
Micrathyria pseudeximia
Pastel-coloured Dasher
Micrathyria spinifera
Stripe-tailed Dasher
Micrathyria spuria
Pale-footed Dasher
Micrathyria tibialis
Glossy-fronted Dryad
Nephepeltia flavifrons
River Leafsitter
Oligoclada abbreviata
Laetitia Leafsitter
Oligoclada laetitia
Side-striped Skimmer
Orthemis aequilibris
Brown-and-red Skimmer
Orthemis ambinigra
Attenuate Skimmer
Orthemis attenuata
Red-tailed Skimmer 26
Orthemis schmidti
Spot-winged Glider 27
Pantala hymenaea
Pampa Amberwing
Perithemis icteroptera
Broad-banded Amberwing 4
Perithemis thais
Scarlet Spiderlegs
Planiplax arachne
Painted Spiderlegs 28
Planiplax erythropyga

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