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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Ceriagrion Selys, 1876 |
Ceriagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Species of Ceriagrion are small to medium size, generally brightly coloured damselflies. They are found across the Old World, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Species
The genus Ceriagrion includes the following species:
- Ceriagrion aeruginosum (Brauer, 1869) – Redtail
- Ceriagrion annulatum Fraser, 1955
- Ceriagrion annulosum Lieftinck, 1934
- Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
- Ceriagrion auritum Fraser, 1951
- Ceriagrion azureum (Selys, 1891)
- Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941
- Ceriagrion batjanum Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
- Ceriagrion calamineum Lieftinck, 1951
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
- Ceriagrion chaoi Schmidt, 1964
- Ceriagrion citrinum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion coeruleum Laidlaw, 1919
- Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
- Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
- Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953 – Turkish Red Damsel
- Ceriagrion glabrum (Burmeister, 1839) – Common Orange, Common Pond-damsel, Common Citril
- Ceriagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
- Ceriagrion hoogerwerfi Lieftinck, 1940
- Ceriagrion ignitum Campion, 1914
- Ceriagrion inaequale Lieftinck, 1932
- Ceriagrion indochinense Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961
- Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924
- Ceriagrion lieftincki Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion madagazureum Fraser, 1949
- Ceriagrion malaisei Schmidt, 1964
- Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
- Ceriagrion moorei Longfield, 1952
- Ceriagrion mourae Pinhey, 1969
- Ceriagrion nigroflavum Fraser, 1933
- Ceriagrion nigrolineatum Schmidt, 1951
- Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion oblongulum Schmidt, 1951
- Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914
- Ceriagrion pallidum Fraser, 1933
- Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
- Ceriagrion rubellocerinum Fraser, 1947
- Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916
- Ceriagrion sakejii Pinhey, 1963
- Ceriagrion sinense Asahina, 1967
- Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 – Suave Citril
- Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) – Small Red Damselfly
- Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984
- Ceriagrion varians (Martin, 1908)
- Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952
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