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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Aldabra Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
384
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
384
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aldabra Atoll
3 Families width 6 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aldabra Atoll
5 Genera with 6 Species
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aldabra Atoll
6 Species
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842Blue ground skimmer
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Aldabra Atoll
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


Links, sources and further information
Odonata at papua-insects.nl
Odonata at ru.ac.za
Odonata at artfakta.se
Odonata at dyntaxa.se
Odonata at gbif.org
Odonata at irmng.org
Odonata at itis.gov
Odonata at marinespecies.org