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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
45
265
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
31
186
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
27
181
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
27 Families width 510 Species and 48 Subspecies
#ACGHILMPST
Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903Small darner1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners71SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994Redspot Dragonflies6SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies61SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails36SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies56SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharitidae0SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings17SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies22SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19384SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers117SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing32SpeciesTaxom
Mesomantidiidae Tillyard, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite3SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)23SpeciesTaxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917Southern emeralds11SpeciesTaxom
Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 19702SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Australia
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
9
111
327
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
65
179
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAeschnidiidae
Needham, 1903
small darner
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeliocharitidae
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesomantidiidae
Tillyard, 1923
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTriassolestidae
Bonaparte, 1970
2
2
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