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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
174
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
125
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
125
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
16 Families width 588 Species and 18 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners36SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly43SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies115SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails30SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies69SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers217SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails20SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Central Africa
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
85
352
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
40
236
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