The final stadium larvae of Macromia flavocolorata and M. septima are described and illustrated for the first time. They are diagnosed against the congeners on the basis of published descriptions.

Extensive surveys for odonates were completed in protected areas throughout Guangdong Province, south China during the period 1997-2005. Previously unreported data from these surveys is presented here and, together with published data, is used to catalogue the zygopteran fauna of Guangdong. Checklists are provided for the Zygoptera of Guangdong, Macau and Hong Kong. Sinosticta debra…

The new species Coeliccia mingxiensis sp. nov. (holotype ♂ 26 July 2004, Mingxi County, Fujian Province, China) is described and illustrated from a single male. The specimen is deposited at Zhangzhou Education College, Fujian, China.

Taxonomic and faunistic information is provided on the Anisoptera of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The genus Atratothemis is established to receive a newly discovered libellulid species A. reelsi sp. nov. belonging to the subfamily Pantalinae. Oligoaeschna aquilonaris sp. nov., Periaeschna rotunda sp. nov., Petaliaeschna gerrhon sp. nov. and Asiagomphus giza sp. nov. are described.

The state of knowledge of China’s Odonata is very much incomplete with many species awaiting description, especially from tropical and subtropical areas. A brief account is given of new odonate species described from China, including Taiwan, between 2000 and 2003. Information on identification guides, faunal lists and current studies, is provided. Species of Odonata, categorised…

The report provides a summary of our present knowledge of the odonate diversity (over 500 species) in the region and some general data on the habitat conservation in different countries. Thailand has the most diverse and best known odonate fauna, but knowledge of the Laotian and Vietnamese fauna has increased rapidly over the last 10…

The new species (holotype ♂ 01 August 2001, Fanjingshan, Guizhou, China) is described and illustrated from a single male, deposited at the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History.

A new genus, Sinocnemis, gen. n., is established to receive two new species of platycnemidid described here as Sinocnemis yangbingi, sp. n., from Emeishan, Sichuan, China and Sinocnemis dumonti, sp. n. from Xishui, Guizhou, China.

This paper is dedicated to Philip S. Corbet on the occasion of his 70th birthday.