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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
157
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
16 Families width 342 Species and 16 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners37SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies79SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies44SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers107SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing14SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings8SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
63
196
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
38
146
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