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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Back Creek (Roanoke County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
36
58
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
36
58
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
20
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Back Creek (Roanoke County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Back Creek (Roanoke County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1854Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1896Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lanthus Needham, 1854Pygmy Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1863Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Back Creek (Roanoke County)
8 Species
Anax papuensis Burmeister, 1839Australian emperor
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Cordulegaster maculata Selys, 1854Twin-spotted Spiketail
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) descriptus Banks, 1896Harpoon Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Lanthus parvulus Selys, 1854Northern Pygmy Clubtail
Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863Maine Snaketail

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Back Creek (Roanoke County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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