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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
250
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
15 Families width 734 Species and 46 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners64SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly25SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies170SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails55SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies82SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies24SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers231SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing31SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies24SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails10SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in East Africa
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
100
435
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
55
299
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