Checklist of Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
for Continents
List of families for Continents
114 Families width 7401 Species and 633 Subspecies
| Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903 | Small darner | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 626 | Species | Taxom | | Aktassiidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Allopetaliidae Cockerell, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipterygidae Selys, 1853 | | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Araripechlorogomphidae Bechly & Ueda, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archithemistidae Tillyard, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Asiopteridae Pritykina, 1968 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Austroperilestidae Petruleviciu..., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994 | Redspot Dragonflies | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Bolcacorduliidae Gentilini, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bolcathoridae Gentilini, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Burmaphlebiidae Bechly & Poinar, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 197 | Species | Taxom | | Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1920 | | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 193 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 1400 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegasteridae | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulephyidae Tillyard, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 419 | Species | Taxom | | Cratopetaliidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cretacoenagrionidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cretapetaluridae Bechly, 1996 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclothemistidae Bechly, 1996 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Daohugoulibellulidae Nel & Huang, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853 | Barelegs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysagrionidae Cockerell, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enigmaeshnidae Nel, Neraude..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eocorduliidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eosagrionidae Handlirsch, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epallagidae Needham, 1903 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Epiophlebiidae Muttkowski, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Erichschmidtiidae Bechly, 1996 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorbaeschnidae Bechly, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Euthemistidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Frenguelliidae Petruleviciu..., 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gallophlebiidae Nel & al., 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 1048 | Species | Taxom | | Gondvanogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hageniidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocharitidae | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hemeroscopidae Pritykina, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960 | Ancient greenling | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechl..., 2003 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1908 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolestidae Fraser, 1938 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idionychidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1908 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Juracorduliidae Bechly & Ueda, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juragomphidae Nel, Bechly,..., 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juraheterophlebiidae Fleck & al., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Juralibellulidae Huang & Nel, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latibasaliidae Petruleviciu..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 194 | Species | Taxom | | Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 1938 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Liadotypidae Grauvogel & ..., 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liassogomphidae Tillyard, 1935 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925 | Damsel-dragonflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Liassostenophlebiidae Fleck & al., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 1337 | Species | Taxom | | Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Macromiidae | Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Magnathemidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaphlebiidae Bechly, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 325 | Species | Taxom | | Mesochlorogomphidae Fleck & al., 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesomantidiidae Tillyard, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 1996 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myopophlebiidae Bode, 1953 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nannogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopetaliidae Tillyard & F..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nodalulaidae Lin, Huang &..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothomacromiidae (Carle, 1995) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeomacromiidae Petruleviciu..., 1999 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Paracymatophlebiidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragonophlebiidae Nel, 2009 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parastenophlebiidae Bechly, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938 | Shortwings | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Petaluridae Needham, 1903 | Grayback dragonfly | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 286 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 237 | Species | Taxom | | Polythoridae Munz, 1919 | Bannerwings | 64 | Species | Taxom | | Priscalestidae Wappler & Pe..., 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progobiaeshnidae Bechly & al, 2001 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Prohemeroscopidae Bechly & Ueda, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prostenophlebiidae Fleck & al., 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Proterogomphidae Bechly, 1996 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 146 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolestidae Kirby, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 | Forest giants | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Rudiaeschnidae Bechly, Nel,..., 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selenothemistidae Handlirsch, 1939 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sieblosiidae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenophlebiidae Bechly, 1997 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Steleopteridae Handlirsch, 1906 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stenophlebiidae Needham, 1903 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917 | Malachite | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917) | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917 | Southern emeralds | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 1970 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Turanothemistidae Pritykina, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemistidae Lieftinck, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Valdicorduliidae Bechly, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928 | Extinct family of damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Continents | Suborder | Cephalozygoptera ♰
Archibald, Cannings & Erickson, 2021
| 2
8
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 16
490
3635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 21
374
3310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Aeschnidiidae ♰
Needham, 1903
small darner | 37
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Allopetaliidae ♰
Cockerell, 1913
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripechlorogomphidae ♰
Bechly & Ueda, 2002
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripelibellulidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araripephlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 1998
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Archithemistidae ♰
Tillyard, 1917
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Asiopteridae ♰
Pritykina, 1968
| 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Austroperilestidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2005
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bolcacorduliidae ♰
Gentilini, 2002
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Bolcathoridae ♰
Gentilini, 2002
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Burmaphlebiidae ♰
Bechly & Poinar, 2013
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Campterophlebiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1920
| 38
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cordulegasteridae
| 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cratopetaliidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cretacoenagrionidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cretapetaluridae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyclothemistidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cymatophlebiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 5
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Daohugoulibellulidae ♰
Nel & Huang, 2015
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Enigmaeshnidae ♰
Nel, Neraudeau, Perrichot, Girard & Gomez, 2008
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eocorduliidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eosagrionidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1934
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Epallagidae
Needham, 1903
| 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erichschmidtiidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Eumorbaeschnidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euthemistidae ♰
Pritykina, 1968
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Frenguelliidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2003
| 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gallophlebiidae ♰
Nel & al., 2015
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gomphaeschnidae ♰
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
| 14
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gondvanogomphidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hageniidae ♰
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Heliocharitidae
| 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hemeroscopidae ♰
Pritykina, 1977
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Henrotayiidae ♰
Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Cor, 2003
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Heterophlebiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1908
| 3
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hypolestidae ♰
Fraser, 1938
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Idionychidae ♰
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Isophlebiidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1908
| 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Juracorduliidae ♰
Bechly & Ueda, 2002
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Juragomphidae ♰
Nel, Bechly, Martinez-Delclos & Fleck, 2001
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Juraheterophlebiidae ♰
Fleck & al., 2003
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Juralibellulidae ♰
Huang & Nel, 2007
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Latibasaliidae ♰
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2004
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liadotypidae ♰
Grauvogel & Laurentiaux, 1952
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liassogomphidae ♰
Tillyard, 1935
| 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liassophlebiidae ♰
Tillyard, 1925
damsel-dragonflies | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liassostenophlebiidae ♰
Fleck & al., 2003
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Liupanshaniidae ♰
Bechly & al, 2001
| 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Magnathemidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megaphlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 2010
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mesochlorogomphidae ♰
Fleck & al., 2008
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mesomantidiidae ♰
Tillyard, 1923
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mesuropetalidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Myopophlebiidae ♰
Bode, 1953
| 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nannogomphidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nodalulaidae ♰
Lin, Huang & Nel, 2007
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nothomacromiidae ♰
Carle, 1995
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Palaeomacromiidae ♰
Petrulevicius, Nel & Muzon, 1999
| 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Paracymatophlebiidae ♰
Bechly & al, 2001
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Paragonophlebiidae ♰
Nel, 2009
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Parastenophlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 2005
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Priscalestidae ♰
Wappler & Petrulevicius, 2007
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Progobiaeshnidae ♰
Bechly & al, 2001
| 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prohemeroscopidae ♰
Bechly & Ueda, 2002
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Prostenophlebiidae ♰
Fleck & al., 2003
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Rudiaeschnidae ♰
Bechly, Nel, Martínez-Delclòs & al., 2001
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Selenothemistidae ♰
Handlirsch, 1939
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sphenophlebiidae ♰
Bechly, 1997
| 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Steleopteridae ♰
Handlirsch, 1906
| 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Stenophlebiidae ♰
Needham, 1903
| 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thaumatoneuridae ♰
Fraser, 1957
| 9
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Triassolestidae ♰
Bonaparte, 1970
| 10
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Turanothemistidae ♰
Pritykina, 1968
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Urothemistidae ♰
Lieftinck, 1954
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Valdicorduliidae ♰
Bechly, 1996
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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