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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Danville (Contra Costa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
77
167
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
77
167
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Danville (Contra Costa County)
5 Families width 14 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Danville (Contra Costa County)
11 Genera with 14 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Danville (Contra Costa County)
14 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Danville (Contra Costa County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
6
8
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