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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Embilipitiya (Ratnapura, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
4
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Embilipitiya
2 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Embilipitiya
7 Genera with 7 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1793Groundlings1SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Neurothemis Brauer, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1763Flutterers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Embilipitiya
7 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793Asian Amberwing
Cercion malayanum Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798Coromandel marsh dart
Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773Pied Paddy Skimmer
Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868Marsh Skimmer
Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763Common Picture Wing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Embilipitiya
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
3
3
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