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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Antigua and Barbuda (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
494
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
494
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antigua and Barbuda
4 Families width 14 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antigua and Barbuda
9 Genera with 14 Species
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1842tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1849Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigua and Barbuda
14 Species
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842Iberian Bluetail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Platycnemis subdilatata Selys, 1849Barbary Featherleg

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Antigua and Barbuda
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
3
6
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