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INTRODUCTION

The following list is the first web list of the Italian Dragonflies. The area of Italy is 307.000 square kilometres. Its geographic limits are: 47°5' N; 18°31' W; 35°29' N; 6°37' W. The highest level on the sea is 4.807 meters. At present in Italy there are 89 Odonata species, with 24 subspecies. This list is based on the past and the recent compilation of authors reported in GENERAL REFERENCES. The list includes Zygoptera and Anisoptera suborder and their superfamilies. The families, the genus, the species and subspecies are listed in alphabetical order. In each taxon are indicated the generic placement in the original description (if it’s different from the current generic placement), the synonyms following "Syn."; at the roman numbers (I, II, …) follow the subspecies.

The author will be glad everyone will inform him about any errors or omissions.

ZYGOPTERA

CALOPTERYGIDAE

Syn.: Agriidae

Calopteryx Leach, 1815

Syn.: Agrion Fabricius, 1775

Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Van der Linden, 1825)

Agrion haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825

I Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis (Van der Linden, 1825)

II Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi Capra, 1945

III Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis papyreti Zeller in Sélys & Hagen, 1854

Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782)

Libellula splendens Harris, 1782

Syn.: Agrion virgo var. a Vander Linden, 1825; Agrion parthenias Charpentier, 1840; Calopteryx ludoviciana Sélys, 1840

I Calopteryx splendens caprai Conci, 1956

II Calopteryx splendens ancilla Sélys, 1853

Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula virgo Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Agrion nicaensis Risso, 1826; Agrion colchicus von Eichwald, 1837; Agrion vesta Charpentier, 1840.

I Calopteryx virgo padana Conci, 1956

II Calopteryx virgo meridionalis Sélys, 1873

III Calopteryx virgo festiva (Brullé, 1832)

Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1840)

Agrion xanthostoma Charpentier, 1840

LESTIDAE

Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920

Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)

Lestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929

Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)

Agrion viridis Vander Linden, 1825

Syn.: Agrion leucopsalis Charpentier, 1825

Lestes Leach, 1815

Syn.: Puella Brullé, 1832; Anapetes Charpentier, 1840.

Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)

Agrion barbara Fabricius, 1798

Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890

Syn.: Lestes nympha Sélys, 1840; Lestes forcipula Rambur, 1842; Lestes uncatus Kirby, 1890.

Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836)

Agrion macrostigma Eversmann, 1836

Syn.: Lestes virentis Charpentier, 1840; Lestes picteti Sélys,

Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)

Agrion sponsa Hansemann, 1823

Syn.: Lestes autumnalis Leach, 1815 (in part); Agrion forcipula Charpentier, 1825; Lestes nympha Stephens, 1835; Agrion paedisca Eversmann, 1836 (nec Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877); Lestes picteti Fonscolombe, 1838; Lestes spectrum Kolenati, 1856.

Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)

Agrion virens Charpentier, 1825

Syn.: Agrion paedisca Eversmann, 1836; Lestes vestalis Rambur, 1842; Lestes sellatus Sèlys, 1862

I Lestes virens virens (Charpentier, 1825)

II Lestes virens vestalis Rambur, 1842

Sympecma Burmeister, 1839

Syn.: Sympycna Charpentier, 1840

Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1823)

Agrion fuscum Vander Linden, 1823

Syn.: Agrion phallatum Charpentier, 1825

Sympecma braueri Bianchi, 1904

Sympecma annulata braueri Bianchi, 1904

Syn.: Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877) var. annulata; Sympecma truchmenica Hagen, 1881 (nomen nudum?); Sympycna paedisca Brauer, 1882; Sympecma annulata Selys, 1887; Sympecma braueri striata St. Quentin, 1963; Sympecma annulata kashmirensis Ander, 1944

PLATYCNEMIDIDAE

Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839

Syn.: Platyscelus Wallengren, 1894

Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)

Libella pennipes Pallas, 1771

Syn.: Agrion puella var. Fabricius, 1781; Agrion platypoda Vander Linden, 1820; Agrion lacteum Charpentier, 1825

COENAGRIONIDAE

Syn.: Coenagriidae, Agrionidae, Agriidae

Cercion Navás, 1907

Cercion lindenii (Selys, 1840)

Agrion lindenii Selys, 1840

Ceriagrion Selys, 1876

Syn.: Palaeobasis Kennedy, 1920

Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789)

Libellula tenella de Villers, 1789

Syn.: Agrion rubella Vander Linden, 1823; Agrion rufipes Stephens, 1835

I Ceriagrion tenellum tenellum (Villers, 1789)

II Ceriagrion tenellum nielseni Schmidt, 1953

Coenagrion Kirby, 1890

Syn.: Agrion Leach, 1815, nec Fabricius, 1775

Coenagrion caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838)

Agrion caerulescens Fonscolombe, 1838

Syn.: Agrion aquisextanum Rambur, 1842

I Coenagrion caerulescens caerulescens (Fonscolombe, 1838)

II Coenagrion caerulescens caesarum Schmidt, 1959

Coenagrion hastulatum (Charpentier, 1825)

Agrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825

Coenagrion mercuriale castellanii Roberts, 1948

Coenagrion ornatum (Selys, 1850)

Agrion ornatum Selys, 1850

Coenagrion puella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula puella Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Agrion furcatum Charpentier, 1825; Agrion irina Brullé, 1832; Agrion annulare Stephens, 1835

Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1823)

Agrion pulchella Vander Linden, 1823

Syn.: Agrion interruptus Charpentier, 1825

I Coenagrion pulchellum pulchellum (Van der Linden, 1825)

II Coenagrion pulchellum mediterraneum Schmidt, 1964

Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842)

Agrion scitulum Rambur, 1842

Syn.: Agrion distinctum Rambur, 1842

Enallagma Charpentier, 1840

Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)

Agrion cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Agrion annexum Stephens, 1835 (nec Charpentier, 1825); Syn.: Agrion pulchrum Hagen, 1839 (nomen nudum); Agrion charpentieri Selys, 1840 Agrion brunnea Evans, 1845; Agrion annexum Hagen, 1861; Enallagma robustum Selys, 1875; Enallagma vernale Gloyd, 1943

Erythromma Charpentier, 1840

Erythromma najas (Hansemann, 1823)

Agrion najas Hansemann, 1823

Syn.: Agrion chloridion Charpentier, 1825; Agrion analis Vander Linden, 1825

Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840)

Agrion viridulum Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Agrion bremii Rambur, 1842

Ischnura Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Micronympha Kirby, 1890

Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820)

Agrion elegans Vander Linden, 1820

Syn.: Agrion rufescens Risso, ; Agrion pupilla Hansemann, 1823; Agrion tuberculatum Charpentier, 1825; Agrion rufescens Stephens, 1835; Ischnura lamellata Kolbe, 1885

Ischnura fountainei Morton, 1905

Syn.: Ischnura bukharrensis Bartenev, 1916

Ischnura genei (Rambur, 1842)

Agrion genei Rambur, 1842

Ischnura graellsii (Rambur, 1842)

Agrion graellsii Rambur, 1842

Syn.: Ischnura maroccana Kolbe, 1884

Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825)

Agrion pumilio Charpentier, 1825

Syn.: Agrion xanthopterum Stephens, 1835; Agrion rubellum Curtis, 1839; Agrion cognata Selys, 1841

Nehalennia Selys, 1850

Syn.: Argiallegma Calvert, 1907

Nehalennia speciosa (Charpentier, 1840)

Agrion speciosum Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Agrion sophia Selys, 1840

Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 1840

Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)

Libellula nymphula Sulzer, 1776

Syn.: Libellula minius Harris, 1782; Agrion sanguinea Vander Linden, 1825; Agrion minium Charpentier, 1840

ANISOPTERA

AESHNIDAE

Aeshna Fabricius, 1775

Syn.: Aeschna Fabricius, 1775

Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820

Syn.: Aeschna landoltii Buchecker, 1876

Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783)

Libellula caerulea Ström, 1783

Syn.: Libellula squamata Müller, 1764 (?); Aeschna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839 (?); Aeschna borealis Zetterstedt, 1840

Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764)

Libellula cyanea Müller, 1764

Syn.: Libellula aenea Sulzer, 1761; Libellula anguis Harris, 1782; Libellula grandis Donovan, 1796; Aeschna maculatissima Latreille, 1805; Libellula varia Shaw, 1806

Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula grandis Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula quadrifasciata Müller, 1764; Libellula nobilis Müller, 1767; Libellula flavipennis Retzius, 1783; Libellula roeselii Borowsky, 1839

Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula juncea Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula quadrifasciata var. ε ocellata Müller, 1764; Aeschna rustica Zettestedt, 1840; Aeschna picta Charpentier, 1840; Aeschna caucasica Sélys, 1850; Aeschna propinqua Scudd., 1866; Aeschna juncea americana Bartenev, 1929

Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805

Syn.: Aeschna coluberculus Harris, 1782 (nomen dubium); Aeschna affinis Stephens, 1835 nec Vander Linden, 1823; Aeschna alpina Sélys, 1848

Anaciaeschna Selys, 1878

Anaciaeschna isosceles (Müller, 1767)

Libellula quadrifasciata, var. 36. isoceles Müller, 1767 (emended by Lucas, 1900)

Syn.: Aeschna chrysophthalmus Charpentier, 1825; Aeschna rufescens Vander Linden, 1825; Aeschna grandis var. B Vander Linden, 1825

Anax Leach, 1815

Anax imperator Leach, 1815

Syn.: Aeschna formosa Vander Linden, 1823; Aeschna azurea Charpentier, 1825; Aeschna dorsalis Burmeister, 1839; Anax mauricianus Rambur, 1842

Anax parthenope (Sélys, 1839)

Aeschna parthenope Selys, 1839

Syn.: Anax parisinus Rambur, 1842

Boyeria McLachlan, 1896

Syn.: Amphiaeschna Sélys, 1839; Fonscolombia Sélys, 1883

Boyeria irene (Fonscolombe, 1838)

Aeschna irene Fonscolombe, 1838

Brachytron Evans, 1845

Brachytron pratense (Müller, 1764)

Libellula pratense Müller, 1764

Syn.: Libellula hafniensis Müller, 1764, Libellula aspis Harris, 1782; Aeschna teretiuscula Leach, 1815; Aeschna vernalis Vander Linden, 1823; Aeshna pilosa Charpentier, 1825

Hemianax Selys, 1883

Syn.: Cyrtosoma Sélys, 1871

Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)

Aeschna ephippigera Burmeister, 1839

Syn.: Aeschna mediterranea Selys, 1839; Anax senegalensis Rambur, 1842; Anax marginope Baijal & Agarwal, 1955

CORDULEGASTRIDAE

Cordulegaster Leach, 1815

Syn.: Thecaphora Charpentier, 1840

Cordulegaster boltoni (Donovan, 1807)

Libellula boltoni Donovan, 1807

Syn.: Aeschna annulata Latreille, 1805 nec Fabricius, 1798; Aeschna lunulata Charpentier, 1825

I Cordulegaster boltoni boltoni (Donovan, 1807)

II Cordulegaster boltoni immaculifrons Sélys & Hagen, 1850

Cordulegaster picta intermedia Sélys & Hagen, 1858

Cordulegaster trinacriae Waterston, 1976

Thecagaster Sélys, 1854

Thecagaster bidentata (Selys, 1843)

Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843

I Cordulegaster bidentata bidentata Sélys, 1843

II Cordulegaster bidentata sicilica Fraser, 1929

CORDULIIDAE

Cordulia Leach, 1815

Syn.: Chlorosoma Charpentier, 1840

Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula aenea Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Cordulia linaenea Fraser, 1956

Epitheca Burmeister, 1839

Epitheca bimaculata (Charpentier, 1825)

Libellula bimaculata Charpentier, 1825

Syn.: Libellula fuchsiana Eversmann, 1836

Oxygastra Selys, 1870

Oxygastra curtisi (Dale, 1834)

Cordulia curtisii Dale, 1834

Syn.: Libellula nitens Fonscolombe, 1837

Somatochlora Selys, 1871

Somatochlora alpestris (Selys, 1840)

Cordulia alpestris Selys, 1840

Somatochlora arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840)

Aeschna arctica Zetterstedt, 1840

Syn.: Cordulia subalpina Selys, 1841

Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825)

Libellula flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825

Syn.: Libellula aenea Linnaeus, 1758 (partim)

Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935

Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825)

Libellula metallica Vander Linden, 1825

GOMPHIDAE

Gomphus Leach, 1815

Syn.: Diastatomma Burmeister, 1839

Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840

Syn.: Petalura flavipes Sélys, 1837; Aeschna anguina Charpentier, 1840

Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula vulgatissima Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula forcipata Donovan, 1807

Lindenia de Haan, 1826

Syn.: Vanderia Kirby, 1890

Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden, 1825)

Aeschna tetraphylla Vander Linden, 1825

Syn.: Lindenia quadrifoliata Eversmann, 1854; Lindenia inkiti Bartenev, 1929

Onychogomphus Selys, 1854

Onychogomphus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula forcipata Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula viridicincta Retzius, 1783; Aeschna unguiculata Vander Linden, 1820; Aeschna hamata Charpentier, 1825

I Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

II Onychogomphus forcipatus unguiculatus (Vander Linden, 1820)

Onychogomphus uncatus (Charpentier, 1840)

Aeschna uncata Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Aeschna unguiculata Fonscolombe, 1838; Gomphus occitanus Rambur, 1842

Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854

Ophiogomphus cecilia (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)

Libellula cecilia Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785

Syn.: Libellula serpentina Charpentier, 1825; Aeschna spectabilis Eversmann, 1841

Paragomphus Cowley, 1934

Syn.: Mesogomphus Förster, 1906

Paragomphus genei (Selys, 1841)

Gomphus genei Selys, 1841

Syn.: Onychogomphus hagenii Selys, 1871; Gomphus excelsus Costa, 1884; Paragomphus atratus Selys, 1885; Mesogomphus bitarsatus Förster, 1906; Mesogomphus rusticus Fraser, 1928

Stylurus Needham, 1897

Stylurus flavipes (Charpentier, 1825)

Aeschna flavipes Charpentier, 1825

Syn.: Aeschna forcipata var β Vander Linden, 1825; Gomphus ubadschii Schmidt, 1953; Petalura selysii Guérin-Méneville, 1838; Aeschna cognata Eversmann, 1836

LIBELLULIDAE

Brachythemis Brauer, 1868

Syn.: Cacergates Kirby, 1889; Zonothrasys Karsch, 1890

Brachythemis leucosticta (Burmeister, 1839)

Libellula leucosticta Burmeister, 1839

Syn.: Libellula unifasciata Rambur, 1842; Zonothrasys impartita Karsch, 1890

Crocothemis Brauer, 1868

Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé, 1832)

Libellula erythraea Brullé, 1832

Syn.: Libellula victoria Fourcroy, 1785 (?); Libellula rubra De Villers, 1789; Libellula ferruginea Vander Linden, 1825 (?); Libellula coccinea Charpentier, 1840; Libellula inquinata Rambur, 1842; Orthetrum lorti Kirby, 1896

Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850

Leucorrhinia dubia (Vander Linden, 1825)

Libellula dubia Vander Linden, 1825

Syn.: Libellula melanostigma Eversmann, 1836; Libellula leucorrhinus Charpentier, 1840

Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825)

Libellula pectoralis Charpentier, 1825

Libellula Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Platetrum Newmann, 1833; Leptetrum Newmann, 1833; Ladona Needham, 1897

Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758

Libellula fulva Müller, 1764

Syn.: Libellula fridrichsdalensis Müller, 1764; Libellula fugax Harris, 1782; Libellula conspurcata Fabricius, 1798; Libellula quadrifasciata Donovan, 1807; Libellula bimaculata Stephens, 1835; Libellula pontica Selys, 1887

Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula quadripunctata Fabricius, 1781; Libellula maculata Harris, 1782; Libellula ferruginata Cyrillus, 1798; Libellula praenubila Newmann, 1833; Libellula ternaria Say, 1839 (part); Libellula quadrimaculata asahinai Schmidt, 1957; Libellula relicta Belyshev, 1973

Orthetrum Newman, 1833

Syn.: Libella Brauer, 1868; Lepthemis Hagen, Hydronympha, Buchecker, 1876

Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848

Syn.: Libellula albicauda Brauer, 1865

Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)

Libellula anceps Schneider, 1845

Syn.: Libellula ramburii Selys, 1848

Orthetrum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)

Libellula brunnea Fonscolombe, 1837

Syn.: Libellula sardoa Rambur, 1842 (?); Libellula anceps Schneider, 1845 partim; Libellula cycnos Sélys, 1848; Libellula bruandi Pidancet, 1856

I Orthetrum brunneum brunneum (Fonscolombe, 1837)

II Orthetrum brunneum cycnos (Sélys, 1848)

Orthetrum cancellatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula cancellata Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula frumenti Müller, 1764; Libellula lineolata Charpentier, 1825; Libellula intermedia Hansemann, 1836

Orthetrum coerulescens (Fabricius, 1798)

Libellula coerulescens Fabricius, 1798

Syn.: Libellula biguttata Donovan, 1807; Libellula donovani Leach, 1815; Libellula opalina Charpentier, 1825; Libellula olympia Fonscolombe, 1837; Libellula dubia Rambur, 1842

Orthetrum nitidinerve (Selys, 1841)

Libellula nitidinervis Selys, 1841

Syn.: Libellula baetica Rambur, 1842

Orthetrum trinacria (Selys, 1841)

Libellula trinacria Selys, 1841

Syn.: Libellula bremii Rambur, 1842; Libellula clathrata Rambur, 1842

Selysiothemis Ris, 1897

Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden, 1825)

Libellula nigra Vander Linden, 1825

Syn.: Urothemis advena Sélys, 1878

Sympetrum Newman, 1833

Syn.: Diplax Charpentier, 1840

Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776)

Libellula danae Sulzer, 1776

Syn.: Libellula scotica Donovan, 1811; Libellula nigra Vander Linden, 1825; Libellula veronensis Charpentier, 1825; Libellula negricula Eversmann, 1836

Sympetrum depressiusculum (Selys, 1841)

Libellula depressiuscula Selys, 1841

Syn.: Libellula genei 1842; Libellula spectabilis Brittinger, 1850

Sympetrum flaveolum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula flaveola Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula rubra Müller, 1764; Libellula aurea Scopoli, 1772

Sympetrum fonscolombei (Sélys, 1840)

Libellula fonscolombii Selys, 1840

Syn.: Libellula flaveola Fonscolombe, 1838 (nec Linnaeus, 1758)  ;Libellula erythroneura Schneider, 1845; Libellula insignis Brittinger, 1850

Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841)

Libellula meridionalis Selys, 1841

Syn.: Libellula hybrida Rambur, 1842; Libellula nudicollis Hagen, 1850

Sympetrum pedemontanum (Allioni, 1766)

Libellula pedemontanum Allioni, 1766

Syn.: Libellula harpedone Sulzer, 1776; Libellula sibirica Gmelin, 1788

Sympetrum sanguineum (Müller, 1764)

Libellula sanguinea Müller, 1764

Syn.: Libellula rufostigma Newmann, 1833; Libellula roeselii Curtis, 1838; Libellula nigripes Charpentier, 1840

Sympetrum striolatum (Charpentier, 1840)

Libellula striolata Charpentier, 1840

Syn.: Libellula ruficollis Charpentier, 1840; Libellula sicula Hagen, 1840; Libellula macrocephala Sélys 1841

Sympetrum vulgatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Libellula vulgata Linnaeus, 1758

Syn.: Libellula variegata Müller, 1764; Diplax imitans Selys, 1886; Sympetrum flavum Bartenev, 1915; Sympetrum vulgatum ibericum Ocharan, 1985

Trithemis Brauer, 1868

Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805)

Libellula annulata Palisot de Beauvois, 1805

Syn.: Libellula rubrinervis Selys, 1841; Libellula obselata Rambur, 1842; Libellula haematina Rambur, 1842 (partim); Tramea erythraea Brauer, 1867; Trithemis violacea Sjöstedt, 1899; Trithemis scorteccii Nielsen, 1935

GENERAL REFERENCES

Askew, R. R., 1988. The dragonflies of Europe. Harley Books Ed., pp. 291.

Conci, C., C. Nielsen, 1956. Fauna d’Italia. I. Odonata. Ed. Calderini, Bologna, pp. 296.

D’Aguilar, J., J.-L.s Dommanget, R. Préchac, 1990. Guida delle Libellule d’Europa e del Nord Africa. F. Muzzio Ed., pagg. 333.

Schorr, M., M. Lindeboom, D. Paulson. Worldwide checklist of dragonfly and damselfly species. www.ups.edu/biology/museum/worldodonates.html

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