Calopteryx splendens tshaldirica (Bartenef & Popova, 1928)
distribution map - first and last date: 18/7 - 21/8
Very common in Armenian Highlands, goes up to 2000 m and higher.
Synonym: Calopteryx taurica tschaldirica Bartenef 1909

Calopteryx splendens cartvelica (Bartenef, 1930)
distribution map - first and last date: 13/8 - 22/8
Very common endemic in Somkhetski district, up to 1340 m.

Calopteryx splendens intermedia Selys, 1887
distribution map - first and last date: 14/6 - 22/8
Very common in Karabach and in southern part of the Republic of Armenia.  Up to 1500 m

Epallage fatime (Charpentier, 1840)
distribution map - first and last date: 2/6 - 31/7
AKRAMOWSKY (1948): Common in Yerevan; most common dragonfly larva in the rivers there. Not rare in Caucasus province and the Northern Iranian province. Up to 2000 m. Flies from the beginning of june to the end of july, some to the end of august.

Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
distribution map - first and last date: - first and last date: 24/5 - 12/9
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Common in Middle Araks and Armenian Highlands, rare in Caucasus subprovince. First decade of June to middle of September. Up to 1950 m.

Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
distribution map -  first and last date: 10/6 - 15/8
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Very common in Armenian Highlands, rare in other disctricts. Only at greater heights, not found lower than 1300 m. Up to 2600 m. Flies from last decade of june to end of september.
Synonym: Lestes uncatus Kirby

Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836)
distribution map - first and last date: 27/5 - 26/6
AKRAMOWSKI (1948, 1964): Rare species of Middle Araks. Only third decade of june.

Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)
distribution map - first and last date: 16/7 - 19/8
AKRAMOWSKY (1948): Very common in Armenian Highlands, not rare in Middle Araks, but here only in higher steppe zone. Rare in Caucasus subprovince, but only in higher areas: lower limit 1400 m. Second decade july till end of august.

Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)
distribution map - first and last date: 21/7 - 28/7
AKRAMOWSKY (1948): Common in Caucasus subprovince and Armenian Highlands, rarer in lower areas. Between 400 and 1700 m.

Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1825)
distribution map - first and last date: 21/3 - 14/9
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Very common in Caucaus, but rarer in the higher areas. Up to 1800 m. Rare in Middle Araks. From the 3rd decade of march in southern Armenia; second appearing there from the end of may or in june.

Platycnemis dealbata Selys, 1863
distribution map - first and last date: 25/5 - 2/9
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Common in Middle Araks disctrict, especially in lower areas. Higher rarer. Not rare in Armenian Highlands. On the Kars plateau up to 2000 m. Last decade may to second decade september.
Synonym: Platycnemis oedipus Eichwald, 1830

Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)
distribution map - first and last date: 2/7 - 16/7
AKRAMOWSKI (1948) supposed this species would be found in Armenia as it was known from the ruins of Ani, just on the Turkish side of the border river (on map) and from the Republic of Georgia. In his supplement from 1964 he gave an observation from 1961 in Yerevan. 

Ischnura elegans pontica Schmidt, 1938
distribution map - first and last date: 3/5 - 26/9
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Common in Middle Araks and Armenian Highlands. Not rare in Caucasus subprovince. Up to 2000  m.

Ischnura pumilio (Charpentier, 1825)
distribution map - first and last date: 13/5 - 12/9
AKRAMOWSKI (1948) : Common in Middle Araks, Armenian Highlands and Caucasus subprovince (here less in higher areas). Up to 2200 m asl. Second decade of may to second decade of september

Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
distribution map - first and last date: 1/5 - 8/8
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Very common in Caucasus subprovince and Armenian Highlands, not rare in Middle Araks, but here commoner in steppe zone. Up to 2000 m.

Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier, 1840)
distribution map - first and last date: 10/6 - 31/7
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Rare in Caucacus subprovince and Middle Araks. 600-850 m asl.

Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840) - syn. Cercion lindenii
distribution map  - 11/6
First found in 2003.

Coenagrion lunulatum (Charpentier, 1840)
distribution map - first and last date: 16/6 - 19/7
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Very common in Armenian Highlands, not rare in Middle Araks, especially in steppe zone. Between 1700 and 2160 m.

Coenagrion vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993 (syn. Coenagrion ornatum (Sélys, 1850))
distribution map - first and last date: 13/5 - 18/7
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Common in Middle Araks, but less at greater heights. Rare in Armenian Highlands. Found up to 1550 m. 

Coenagrion puella (Linneaus, 1758)
distribution map - first and last date: 15/6 - 15/8
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Not specially rare in Armenian Highlands; rare in Caucasus subprovince and Middle Araks (in steppe zone). Between 1400 and 2200 m.

Coenagrion pulchellum (Vander Linden, 1825)
distribution map - first and last date: 19/7 - 21/7
AKRAMOWSKI (1948): Rare species of Caucasus subprovince and Armenian Highlands; between 1100-2000 m. Present is nominate race.

Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842)
distribution map - date: 14/9/2003 - 750 m asl.
first found in 2003

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