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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
47
240
573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
31
172
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
30
171
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
30 Families width 430 Species and 9 Subspecies
#ACDGHILMPST
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners48SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies93SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails21SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies33SpeciesTaxom
Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechl..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Liassogomphidae Tillyard, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers146SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing11SpeciesTaxom
Myopophlebiidae Bode, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants4SpeciesTaxom
Sphenophlebiidae Bechly, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)4SpeciesTaxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917Southern emeralds1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 19701SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Benelux
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
98
257
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
15
62
162
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHenrotayiidae
Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Cor, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterophlebiidae
Handlirsch, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiassogomphidae
Tillyard, 1935
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMyopophlebiidae
Bode, 1953
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphenophlebiidae
Bechly, 1997
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTriassolestidae
Bonaparte, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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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