Libellulinae is a subfamily of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. This subfamily currently contains 29 genera. Genetic evidence suggests that this subfamily is monophyletic. The subfamily Libellulinae represents 70% of the species in the superfamily Libelluloidea.
Description The defining characteristics of Libellulinae are having: a smooth back edge to their eyes; a sulcus (a groove on the second thorax segment) that is S-shaped instead of straight; and second and third abdominal segments with many transverse carinae (raised ridges).
Genera
Aethiothemis Martin, 1908 Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864 Amphithemis Selys, 1891 Boninthemis (Matsumura, 1913) Cannaphila Kirby, 1889 Cratilla Kirby, 1900 Dythemis Hagen, 1861 Diplacina Brauer, 1868 Epithemis Laidlaw, 1955 Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891 Ladona Needham, 1897 Lathrecista Kirby, 1889 Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 Lokia Ris, 1919 Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 Misagria Kirby, 1889 Nesciothemis Longfield, 1955 Nesoxenia Kirby, 1889 Notolibellula Theischinger & Watson, 1977 Orchithemis Brauer, 1878 Orthemis Hagen, 1861 Orthetrum Newman, 1833 Oxythemis Ris, 1910 Phyllothemis Fraser, 1935 Plathemis Hagen, 1861 Pornothemis Krüger, 1902 Potamarcha Karsch, 1890 Protorthemis Kirby, 1889 Thermorthemis Kirby, 1889
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