Janis Racenis, Latvian-born Venezuelan zoologist, biogeographer and ecologist (Riga 10 April 1915 – Caracas 10 April 1980)

DESCRIBED ODONATA TAXA

Genera

Chrysobasis 1959

Hylaeonympha 1968

Junix 1968

Leucobasis 1959

Sciotropis 1959

Species

Acanthagrion luteum 1958

Aedaeschna andresi 1958

Allopodagrion lepidum 1959

Anisagrion meridionale 1953

Brechmorhoga innupta 1954

Bromeliagrion fernandezianum 1958

Chalcothore montgomeryi 1968

Chrysobasis buchholzi 1968

Epipleoneura fernandezi 1960

Epipleoneura machadoi 1960

Epipleoneura metallica 1955

Epipleoneura pallida 1960

Epipleoneura spatulata 1960

Epipleoneura venezuelensis 1955

Helveciagrion lacustris 1984 with Jurzitza

Hetaerina medinai 1968

Hetaerina westfalii 1968

Hylaeonympha magoi 1968

Iridictyon trebbaui 1968

Junix elumbis 1968

Leucobasis candicans 1959

Macrothemis guarauno 1957

Macrothemis nobilis 1957

Macrothemis rupicola 1957

Megapodagrion arachne 1959

Mesamphiagrion fernandezi 1955

Mesamphiagrion weibezahni 1955

Mnesarete scintilla 1968

Neocordullia biancoi 1970

Neoneura cristina 1955

Neoneura gaida 1953

Nephepeltia leonardina 1953

Philogenia ferox 1959

Rhinonaeschna draco 1958

Sciotropis cyclanthorum 1959

Tramea minuta 1982 with De Marmels

Tramea rustica 1982

Zonophora solitaria 1970

HONORS

Racenisia Mago Leccia 1994 (Pisces)

Racenisa Bechyné 1958 (Coleoptera)

Racenaeschna Calvert 1958 (Odonata)