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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
29
205
885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
109
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
109
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
14 Families width 398 Species and 21 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners48SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies76SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie8SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails51SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies75SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers110SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19571SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Canada
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
82
293
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
25
102
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
1
1
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