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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
29
221
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
142
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
142
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
17 Families width 613 Species and 38 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners58SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies20SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies149SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails8SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies94SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers184SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing31SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies26SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings9SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants9SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Central America
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
88
347
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
54
266
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