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)