Lyriothemis
# Lyriothemis

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:

| Scientific name | Distribution |
| - | - |
| Lyriothemis acigastra (Selys, 1878) | Burma, China and Tibet |
| Lyriothemis biappendiculata (Selys, 1878) | Peninsular Malaysia |
| Lyriothemis bivittata (Rambur, 1842) | India, Bhutan, Bangladesh |
| Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868 | Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand |
| Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 | Sri Lanka |
| Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 - Forest Chaser | Thailand, China |
| Lyriothemis eurydice Ris, 1909 | Celebes |
| Lyriothemis hirundo Ris, 1913 | New Guinea |
| Lyriothemis latro Needham & Gyger, 1937 | Philippines |
| Lyriothemis magnificata (Selys, 1878) | Thailand, Borneo |
| Lyriothemis meyeri (Selys, 1878) | New Guinea |
| Lyriothemis mortoni Ris, 1919 | India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam |
| Lyriothemis pachygastra (Selys, 1878) | China, Japan |
| Lyriothemis salva Ris, 1927 | Indonesia. |
| Lyriothemis tricolor Selys, 1919 | Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. |
