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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Cerro Tortuguero (Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
173
1560
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
1559
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cerro Tortuguero
4 Families width 16 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cerro Tortuguero
14 Genera with 16 Species
Anatya Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1907Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1848Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1889Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1930Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857Three-spined Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cerro Tortuguero
16 Species
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Metaleptobasis bovilla Calvert, 1907
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Triacanthagyna ditzleri Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis turrialba Ris, 1919
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Cerro Tortuguero
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
4
4
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