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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
445
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
445
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
3
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cayman Islands
3 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers13SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cayman Islands
11 Genera with 18 Species
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks3SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets4SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Macrodiplax Brauer, 1861Marl Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857Three-spined Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayman Islands
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861Marl Pennant
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag
Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861Antillean Saddlebags
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Cayman Islands
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
2
3
Family
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