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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
95
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
12 Families width 307 Species and 7 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners24SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly22SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies52SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails13SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies39SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers121SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Congo
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
67
197
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
24
110
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