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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
42
214
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
30
160
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
27
156
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Australia
27 Families width 398 Species and 35 Subspecies
#ACGHILMPST
Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903Small darner1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners65SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Austropetaliidae Carle & Louton, 1994Redspot Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies50SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails31SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies37SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharitidae0SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings10SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19384SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers91SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing23SpeciesTaxom
Mesomantidiidae Tillyard, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite3SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)19SpeciesTaxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917Southern emeralds7SpeciesTaxom
Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 19702SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in East Australia
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
9
99
260
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
52
134
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAeschnidiidae
Needham, 1903
small darner
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeliocharitidae
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesomantidiidae
Tillyard, 1923
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTriassolestidae
Bonaparte, 1970
2
2
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