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INDEX  >  Damselflies of Borneo  >  Family Chlorocyphidae 鼻蟌科/鼓蟌科 >  Genus Libellago


Family Chlorocyphidae
鼻蟌科/鼓蟌科
Genus Libellago


We have in our image records two species under this Genus of Libellago:

1- Libellago Lineata
2- Libellago Semiopaca

Characteristic of the Genus Libellago damselflies:
1- Frons protrusion
2- Abdomen shorter than wings
 


1

Libellago Lineata
 
MALE FEMALE

Body Length 22mm
Abdomen shorter than wings

Body Length 23mm
Abdomen shorter than wings

Front wing length 17mm

Front wing length 20mm

Male

Female

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion

2

Libellago Semiopaca
 

MALE FEMALE

Abdomen shorter than wings

22mm
Abdomen shorter than wings

Front wing 19mm

Male

Female

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion

Frons protrusion
 
 

 


Here are index to damselflies sorted according to colour for our quick identification:

1- GREEN damselflies of Sabah, Borneo
2- BLUE damselflies
3- RED damselflies
4- ORANGE damselflies


Out of the global 10 families of damselflies, the following 7 families  are found in Borneo Island :

01- Family Calopterygidae 色蟌科
02- Family Chlorocyphidae 鼻蟌科
03- Family Coenagrionidae 細蟌科
04- Family Euphaeidae 溪蟌科
05- Family Lestidae 絲蟌科
06- Family Platycnemididae  琵蟌科/扇蟌科
07- Family Protoneuridae 原蟌科

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