List of dragonflies observed in the Caucasus
H.A. Ketenchiev & A. Yu. Haritonov

Citation: Ketenchiev, H.A. & A. Yu. Haritonov, 1998. Opredelitel' strekoz Kovkaza. [Identification key for the dragonflies of the Caucasus]. –   Karbbadino-Balkarskiy gosud. Univ. Nal'chik.


In their publication of the indetification key of the Odonata of the Caucasus, Ketenchiev & Haritonov (1998) have given a list of 82 species observed in four different parts of the Caucasus. With approval of Prof. Anatoli Haritonov (Novosibirsk), we are proud to make this list here available on Internet.


Four parts

The Caucasus is the mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Highest peaks are the Elbroes, the Kazbek and the Sjchara, all above 5000 m. In the list both the Northern part of the Caucasus (Caucasia) and the Southern part Caucasus (Transcaucasia) have been divided in an Eastern and a Western part. Thus, they have divided the Caucasus in four areas:

NW: Northwest (Russian Federation; with e.g. Karatsajevo-Tsjerkessia)
NE: Northeast (Russian Federation, with Dagestan and Chechenia)
SW: Southwest (Georgia)
SE: Southeast (Azerbaijan)


Expected species in Turkey

From this list, especially the (sub) species from the southwestern part of the Caucasus could be expected in Turkey. These species are:

Calopteryx splendens cartvelica (precise status under discussion)
Aeshna juncea juncea
Aeshna juncea crenatoides (precise status under discussion)
Gomphus vulgatissimus
Onychogomphus assimilis fulvipennis
Lindenia inkiti (precise status under discussion)
Sympetrum vulgatum decoloratum (as Sympetrum vulgatum flavum)
Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Leucorrhinia caudalis


Complete list

The list of species is here presented. Sometimes the names of species have been adapted to those which have used by Tsuda (1991). The name used in the table of Ketenchiev & Haritonov (1998) is then mentioned between brackets ().

Legend (x = present;,? = possibly present)

Species list

NW

NE

SW

SE

Calopteryx intermedia Selys 1887

?

?

x

x

C. splendens cartvelica Bartenev 1930

-

-

x

?

C. splendens cecilia Bartenev 1911

-

-

?

x

C. splendens erevanse Akranowski 1948

-

-

?

x

C. splendens mingrelica (Selys 1869)

-

-

x

?

C. taurica tschaldirica (Bartenef 1909)

x

x

?

x

C. virgo festiva (Brulle 1832)

x

x

?

x

Epallage fatime (Charpentier 1840)

x

x

x

x

Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden 1820)

x

x

x

x

S. paedisca (Brauer 1882)

x

x

x

x

S. gobica Förster 1900

-

x

?

?

Lestes barbarus (Fabricius 1798)

x

x

x

x

L. dryas Kirby 1890

x

x

x

x

L. macrostigma (Eversmann 1836)

x

x

x

x

L. sponsa (Hansemann 1823)

x

x

x

x

L. virens vestalis Rambur 1842

x

x

x

x

L. viridis parvidens Artobolevski 1929

x

x

x

x

Platycnemis dealbata Selys in Selys & Hagen 1850

x

x

x

x

P. pennipes (Pallas 1771)

x

x

x

x

Ischnura elegans elegans (Vander Linden 1820)

x

x

-

-

I. elegans pontica Schmidt 1938

x

x

x

x

I. pumilio (Charpentier 1825)

x

x

x

x

I. fontainei (Morton 1905)

x

x

x

x

Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum (Charpentier 1840)

x

x

x

x

Pyrrhosoma nymphula nymphula (Sulzer 1776)

-

x

x

x

Erythromma najas (Hansemann 1823)

x

x

-

-

E. viridulum viridulum (Charpentier 1840)

x

x

x

x

Coenagrion armatum armatum (Charpentier 1840)

?

x

x

x

C. lunulatum (Charpentier 1840) (as C. vernale)

-

x

x

x

C. mercuriale mercuriale (Charp. 1840)(correct?)

x

?

x

x

C. ornatum (Selys 1850)

x

x

x

x

C. puella puella (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

C. pulchellum pulchellum (Vander Linden 1825)

x

x

x

x

C. scitulum (Rambur 1842)

x

?

x

x

C. syriacum (Morton 1924)

-

-

x

x

Cercion lindenii (Selys 1840)

x

x

x

x

Aeshna affinis Vander Linden 1820

x

x

x

x

A. caerulea (Stroem 1783)

-

x

-

-

A. cyanea (Müller 1764)

x

x

x

x

A. isosceles antehumeralis (Schmidt 1954)

x

x

x

x

A. juncea juncea (Linnaeus 1758)

x

x

x

?

A. juncea crenatoides

-

-

x

?

A. juncea atshischgho

x

?

?

?

A. mixta Latreille 1805

x

x

x

x

A. serrata (Hagen 1856)

-

x

x

-

A. grandis (Linneaus 1758)

x

-

-

-

Anax imperator Leach 1815

x

x

x

x

A. parthenope (Selys 1839)

x

x

x

x

Brachytron pratense (Müller 1764)

x

x

x

x

Caliaeshna microstigma (Schneider 1845)

-

x

x

x

Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister 1839)

x

x

x

x

Gomphus flavipes flavipes (Charpentier 1825)

x

x

x

x

G. flavipes lineatus (Bartenef 1929)

-

-

x

?

G. vulgatissimus (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

Onychogomphus assimilis assimilis (Schneider 1845)

-

-

?

x

O. assimilis fulvipennis

-

-

x

-

O. flexuosus (Schneider 1845)

x

x

x

x

O. forcipatus forcipatus (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

O. forcipatus unguiculatus (Vander Linden 1820)

-

-

-

x

O. lefebvrei Rambur 1842

x

x

?

?

Lindenia tetraphylla (Vander Linden 1825)

x

x

x

x

L. inkiti Bartenev 1929

-

?

x

-

Cordulegaster insignis charpentieri (Kolenati 1846)

?

?

x

x

C. insignis nobilis (Morton 1916)

-

-

x

x

C. picta (Selys 1854)

-

x

-

x

C. aenea (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden 1825)

?

?

x

-

S. metallica (could be meridionalis (Nielsen 1935))

x

x

-

-

Libellula depressa Linneaus 1758

x

x

x

x

L. fulva Müller 1764

x

x

x

x

L. quadrimaculata Linneaus 1758

x

x

x

x

Orthetrum albistylum (Selys 1848)

x

x

x

x

O. brunneum (Fonscolombii 1837

x

x

x

x

O. cancellatum (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

O. coerulescens anceps (Selys 1848)

x

x

x

x

O. sabina (Drury 1773)

x

x

x

x

Crocothemis erythraea (Brullé 1832)

x

x

x

x

Sympetrum danae (Sulzer 1776)

x

x

x

x

S. depressiusculum (Selys 1841)

x

x

x

x

S. flaveolum austrinum Akramowski 1948

-

-

x

x

S. flaveolum flaveolum (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

x

S. fonscolombii (Selys 1840)

x

x

x

x

S. meridionale (Selys 1841)

x

x

x

x

S. pedemontanum (Allioni1766)

x

x

x

x

S. sanguineum armeniacum (Selys 1884)

-

-

x

x

S. sanguineum sanguineum (Müller 1764)

x

x

x

x

S. striolatum (Charpentier 1840)

x

x

x

x

S. vulgatum decoloratum (Selys 1884) (as S. decoloratum)

-

x

x

x

S. vulgatum decoloratum (Selys 1884) (S. vulgatum flavum)

x

x

x

x

S. vulgatum vulgatum (Linneaus 1758)

x

x

x

-

Leucorrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier 1825)

x

x

x

x

L. caudalis (Charpentier 1840)

-

-

x

-

L. dubia circassica Bartenev 1929 (as L. circassica)

x

-

-

-

Pantala flavescens (Fabricius 1798)

x

x

x

x

Selysiothemis nigra (Vander Linden 1825)

x

x

x

x

Literature

Tsuda, S., 1991. A distributional List of World Odonata. Osaka.

Second author: Prof. Anatoly Haritonov, Novosibirsk, Russia (can perhaps best be contacted through by Oleg Kosterin)