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: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||120px ||Lyriothemis acigastra || Burma, China and Tibet |- | || ||Lyriothemis biappendiculata ||Peninsular Malaysia |- | || ||Lyriothemis bivittata ||India, Bhutan, Bangladesh |- |120px|| ||Lyriothemis cleis ||Bangladesh; Brunei; India; Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand |- |120px || ||Lyriothemis defonsekai || Sri Lanka |- |120px || ||Lyriothemis elegantissima - Forest Chaser||Thailand, 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 |- |120px ||120px ||Lyriothemis pachygastra ||China, Japan |- | || ||Lyriothemis salva ||Indonesia. |- |120px ||120px ||Lyriothemis tricolor ||Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. |- |}