Ceriagrion

The genus Ceriagrion includes the following species: • Ceriagrion aeruginosum – Redtail • Ceriagrion annulatum • Ceriagrion annulosum • Ceriagrion auranticum • Ceriagrion auritum • Ceriagrion azureum • Ceriagrion bakeri • Ceriagrion batjanum • Ceriagrion bellona • Ceriagrion calamineum • Ceriagrion cerinorubellum • Ceriagrion chaoi • Ceriagrion citrinum • Ceriagrion coeruleum • Ceriagrion corallinum • Ceriagrion coromandelianum • Ceriagrion fallax • Ceriagrion georgifreyi – Turkish Red Damsel • Ceriagrion glabrum – Common Orange, Common Pond-damsel, Common Citril • Ceriagrion hamoni • Ceriagrion hoogerwerfi • Ceriagrion ignitum • Ceriagrion inaequale • Ceriagrion indochinense • Ceriagrion katamborae • Ceriagrion kordofanicum • Ceriagrion lieftincki • Ceriagrion madagazureum • Ceriagrion malaisei • Ceriagrion melanurum • Ceriagrion moorei • Ceriagrion mourae • Ceriagrion nigroflavum • Ceriagrion nigrolineatum • Ceriagrion nipponicum • Ceriagrion oblongulum • Ceriagrion olivaceum • Ceriagrion pallidum • Ceriagrion praetermissum • Ceriagrion rubellocerinum • Ceriagrion rubiae • Ceriagrion sakejii • Ceriagrion sinense • Ceriagrion suave – Suave Citril • Ceriagrion tenellum – Small Red Damselfly • Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps • Ceriagrion varians • Ceriagrion whellani ==Etymology==

The genus name Ceriagrion is derived from the Latin cerinus ("wax-coloured"), combined with Agrion, a genus name derived from the Greek ἄγριος (agrios, "wild"). Agrion was the name given in 1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius for all damselflies. ==References==