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HEAD of Damselflies
Family Calopterygidae 色蟌科
Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965
Family Chlorocyphidae 鼻蟌科
Libellago semiopaca (Selys, 1873)
Rhinocypha aurofulgens (Laidlaw, 1931)
Family Euphaeidae
Family Lestidae
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
Family: Coenagrionidae
Prodasineura abbreviata (Lieftinck, 1951)
Onychargia atrocyana (Selys, 1865) 藍彩琵蟌
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865) 彩虹細蟌
Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur, 1842)
Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
Prodasineura verticalis
Elattoneura coomansi
![]() Elattoneura coomansi Male Endemic of Borneo Island |
Female Unknown |
Out of the global 10 families of damselflies, the following 6 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 Protoneuridae 原蟌科 |
RELATED TOPICS
Damselfly head include :
1- compound eyes,
2- ocelli,
3- antennae,
4- mouth structures
Dragonflies of Borneo
"With 275 named species so far recorded in Borneo, the island has one of the
richest and most exciting dragonfly faunas in the world. More than 40% of
species occur nowhere else, making it the most distinctive sub-region of
Sundaland." A Guide to the Dragonflies of Borneo by Albert G. Orr
GO FURTHER FLORA Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah. FISHERIES Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia. |
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Damselflies of Borneo |