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Checklist of Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
for Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
289
1632
2733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1624
2723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
4 Families width 16 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
10 Genera with 16 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1838Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1890Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1805Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18392SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
16 Species
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Boyeria irene Fonscolombe, 1838Western Spectre
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Macrothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Euxoa caerulea Tutt, 1892
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Azores
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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