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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Chester (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		90
206
220		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		90
206
220		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		7
12
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		3
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chester (Penobscot County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chester (Penobscot County)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chester (Penobscot County)
8 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Chester (Penobscot County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
4
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		1
2
2		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