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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Eocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
3588
7202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
3583
7176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
39
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
25
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
25
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eocene
25 Families width 87 Species
#ACGHPBTMEUFLZ
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners13SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hypolestidae Fraser, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Austroperilestidae Petruleviciu..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bolcacorduliidae Gentilini, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomacromiidae Petruleviciu..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Bolcathoridae Gentilini, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 195712SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing13SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Urothemistidae Lieftinck, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Frenguelliidae Petruleviciu..., 20032SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Priscalestidae Wappler & Pe..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eocene
60 Genera with 87 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNOPSZ
Aeschnophlebia Selys, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1890Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Anglogomphaeschna Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Anglohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Austroperilestes Petruleviciu..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bolcacordulia Gentilini, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Bolcathemis Gentilini, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Bolcathore Gentilini, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1856American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Dysagrion Scudder, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Eckfeldia Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ejerslevia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Electrophenacolestes Nel & Arillo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Elektroeuphaea Nel & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Eodichroma Cockerell, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eodysagrion Rust & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Eohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eomacrodiplax Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Eothaumatoneura Pongracz, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Epiaeschna Hagen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Frenguellia Petruleviciu..., 20032SpeciesTaxom
Furagrion Petruleviciu..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschna Selys, 1997Pygmy Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphoides Selys, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hanklitia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Huncoaeshna Petruleviciu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Labandeiraia Petruleviciu..., 20072SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulapis Cockerell, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Litheuphaea Fraser, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Molercordulia Bechly, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Morsagrion Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Neophya Selys, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 20143SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1916Riffle Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Parallelophora Haupt, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Petrolestes Cockerell, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Phenacolestes Cockerell, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1848Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Primorilestes Nel & al., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Priscalestes Wappler & Pe..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Protamphipteryx Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sinocalopteryx Lin & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Solveigia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stenogomphus Carle, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Zacallites Cockerell, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eocene
87 Species
Aeschnophlebia andreasi A. Nel, 2005
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion antiquum F. Pictet, 1848
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Anglogomphaeschna eocenica A. Nel, 2014
Anglohypolestes fasciata A. Nel, 2014
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Austroperilestes hunco J. F. Petrul..., 2005
Bolcacordulia paradoxa G. Gentilini, 2002
Bolcathemis nervosa G. Gentilini, 2002
Bolcathore colorata G. Gentilini, 2002
Cordulia scheuchzeri A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Dysagrion fredericii Scudder, 1878
Dysagrion lakesii S. H. Scudder, 1890
Dysagrion packardii S. H. Scudder, 1885
Eckfeldia superstes T. Wappler, 2003
Ejerslevia haraldi W. Zessin, 2011
Electrophenacolestes serafini A. Nel, 2006
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Elektroeuphaea flecki A. Nel, 2013
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Eodichroma mirifica T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Eodysagrion mikkelseni J. Rust, 2008
Eohypolestes hooleyi Nel & Fleck, 2014
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eomacrodiplax incompleta A. Nel, 2014
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera A. Pongrácz, 1935
Epiaeschna gossi H. Campion, 1916
Frenguellia iglesiasi J. F. Petrul..., 2013
Frenguellia patagonica J. F. Petrul..., 2003
Furagrion jutlandicus K. L. Henriksen, 1922
Furagrion morsi W. Zessin, 2011
Gomphaeschna danica H. O. R. Madsen, 1997
Gomphaeschna paleocenica H. O. R. Madsen, 1997
Gomphoides occulta Hagen, 1856
Hanklitia hankliti W. Zessin, 2011
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Huncoaeshna corrugata J. F. Petrul..., 2010
Labandeiraia americaborealis J. F. Petrul..., 2007
Labandeiraia europae J. F. Petrul..., 2007
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Libellulapis antiquorum T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Libellulapis wilmattae T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Litheuphaea coloradensis J. F. Petrul..., 2007
Litheuphaea ludwigi G. Bechly, 1998
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Molercordulia karinae G. Bechly, 2005
Morsagrion ansorgei W. Zessin, 2011
Neophya legrandi A. Nel, 2014
Oligaeschna lapidaria T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Oligaeschna separata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oligaeschna wedmanni A. Nel, 2014
Oligoaeschna anglica T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligoaeschna needhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Oplonaeschna vectensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Parallelophora acuta H. Haupt, 1956
Parallelophora anomala H. Haupt, 1956
Petrolestes hendersoni T. D. A. Coc..., 1927
Petrolestes messelensis Garrouste & Nel, 2015
Phenacolestes mirandus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Phenacolestes parallelus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Primorilestes madseni J. Rust, 2008
Primorilestes violetae A. Nel, 2005
Priscalestes germanica T. Wappler, 2007
Protamphipteryx basalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Q. B. Lin, 2010
Solveigia wittecki W. Zessin, 2011
Stenogomphus carletoni S. H. Scudder, 1892
Stenogomphus scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Zacallites balli T. D. A. Coc..., 1928

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Eocene
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
14
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
23
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAustroperilestidae
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBolcacorduliidae
Gentilini, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBolcathoridae
Gentilini, 2002
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFrenguelliidae
Petrulevicius & Nel, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHypolestidae
Fraser, 1938
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiupanshaniidae
Bechly & al, 2001
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaeomacromiidae
Petrulevicius, Nel & Muzon, 1999
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPriscalestidae
Wappler & Petrulevicius, 2007
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyUrothemistidae
Lieftinck, 1954
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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