Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region America (Continents)
List of families for America
54 Families width 2788 Species and 129 Subspecies #ACDEFGHILMNPSTZ
| Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903 | Small darner | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 237 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Araripechlorogomphidae Bechly & Ueda, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austroperilestidae Petruleviciu..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994 | Redspot Dragonflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 715 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulephyidae Tillyard, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Cratopetaliidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cretapetaluridae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853 | Barelegs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epallagidae Needham, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Frenguelliidae Petruleviciu..., 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 471 | Species | Taxom | | Hageniidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960 | Ancient greenling | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechl..., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Latibasaliidae Petruleviciu..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 556 | Species | Taxom | | Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Magnathemidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphlebiidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 154 | Species | Taxom | | Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopetaliidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothomacromiidae (Carle, 1995) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeomacromiidae Petruleviciu..., 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938 | Shortwings | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Petaluridae Needham, 1903 | Grayback dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Polythoridae Munz, 1919 | Bannerwings | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Proterogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 | Forest giants | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Stenophlebiidae Needham, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917 | Malachite | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917) | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928 | Extinct family of damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in America | Suborder | Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 12
231
1447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 19
187
1279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeschnidiidae ♰
Needham, 1903
small darner | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripechlorogomphidae ♰
Bechly & Ueda, 2002
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripelibellulidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripephlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 1998
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Austroperilestidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2005
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Campterophlebiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1920
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cratopetaliidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cretapetaluridae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epallagidae
Needham, 1903
| 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Frenguelliidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2003
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gomphaeschnidae ♰
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
| 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hageniidae ♰
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Henrotayiidae ♰
Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Cor, 2003
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Latibasaliidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2004
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liupanshaniidae ♰
Bechly & al, 2001
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Magnathemidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megaphlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mesuropetalidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nothomacromiidae ♰
Carle, 1995
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Palaeomacromiidae ♰
Petrulevicius, Nel & Muzon, 1999
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stenophlebiidae ♰
Needham, 1903
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thaumatoneuridae ♰
Fraser, 1957
| 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Triassolestidae ♰
Bonaparte, 1970
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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