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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Boston (Culpeper County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
115
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
115
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Culpeper County)
6 Families width 15 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Culpeper County)
13 Genera with 15 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1853Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1839Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1863Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1862river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Culpeper County)
15 Species
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Calopteryx angustipennis Hagen, 1853Appalachian Jewelwing
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839Mantled Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) quadricolor Walsh, 1863Rapids Clubtail
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Boston (Culpeper County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
4
4
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