Checklist of the Odonata of Cebu Island

 

(Dragonflies and Damselflies)
 


by Franz Seidenschwarz

Email: fseiden@yahoo.com  

 


Order Odonata

1. Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Fam. Libellulidae (19 species)

Acisoma panorpoides Rambur
Anax gibbosulus Rambur
Crocothemis servilia Drury
Diplacina bolivari Seleys
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur
Gynacantha subinterrupta Rambur (new record for Cebu)
Latrecista asiatica Fabricius
Neurothemis ramburii-ramburii Brauer
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris
Orthetrum chrysis Seleys
Orthetrum pruinosum clelia Seleys
Orthetrum sabina Drury
Pantala flavescens Fabricius
Potomarcha congener Rambur
Rhyothemis phyllis Seleys
Tholymis tillarga Fabrius
Trithemis aurora Burm.
Trithemis festiva Rambur
Zyxoma obtusum Albarda


2. Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies) - 11 species

Fam. Coenagrionidae (6 species)

Agriocnemis femina Brauer (Status: common, Locality: wide spread)
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur (Status: common, Locality: wide spread)
Amphicnemis spec. nov. (Status: endemic to Cebu, critically endangered, not yet  described)  (Locality: Camp-7)
Pseudagrion pilidorsum Brauer (Status: common, Locality: wide spread)
Teinobasis samaritis Ris (Status: common, Locality: Kawasan, Hagnum, Buhisan, Carmen)
Teinobasis olivacea Ris (Status: common, Locality: Tabunan, Hagnum)

Fam. Chlorocyphidae (1 species)

Rhinocypha colorata Seleys (Status: common, Locality: wide spread)

Fam. Platycnemididae (1 species)

Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi Hämälainen   (Status: endemic to Cebu, rare, critically endangered, maybe extinct)  
                                                                               (Locality: Tabunan +, Kawasan).           

Fam. Platystictidae (3 species)

Drepanosticta sp., halterata group   (Status: endemic to Cebu, endangered, not  yet described) (Locality: Kawsan valley)

Drepanosticta mylitta  (new island record) (Locality: Kawsan valley, discovered by Reagan Villanueva in Dec. 2007)
Protosticta plicata Tol  (Status: endemic to Cebu, very rare, critically endangered) (Locality: Kawsan valley)

Fam. Megapodagrionidae (1 species)

Rhinagrion philippinum Selys (Status: uncommon, Locality: Kawasan valley)

 


Acknowledgement: The author appreciates the kind assistance of  Dr. Matti Hämäläinen, Department of Zoology,
University of Helsinki, Finnland.

Last update:14-Jan-09

 
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Email: fseiden@yahoo.com

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