Lyriothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae and belong to the suborder Anisoptera, found in eastern Asia. Some members of this genus lay their eggs in water-filled crevices and holes in trees and fallen logs.
Species The genus contains the following species: Male Female Scientific name Distribution Lyriothemis acigastra Burma, China and Tibet Lyriothemis biappendiculata Peninsular Malaysia Lyriothemis bivittata India, Bhutan, Bangladesh Lyriothemis cleis Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand Lyriothemis defonsekai Sri Lanka Lyriothemis elegantissima - Forest ChaserThailand, China Lyriothemis eurydice Celebes Lyriothemis hirundo New Guinea Lyriothemis latro Philippines Lyriothemis magnificata Thailand, Borneo Lyriothemis meyeri New Guinea Lyriothemis mortoni India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam Lyriothemis pachygastra China, Japan Lyriothemis salva Indonesia. Lyriothemis tricolor Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan.
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