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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
159
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
128
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
128
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
17 Families width 363 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners40SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies98SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies14SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers159SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing7SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Caribbean
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
72
221
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
56
142
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