Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
List of families for Eswatini
11 Families width 47 Species and 13 Subspecies | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Eswatini
24 Genera with 47 Species #ABCDELMNOPSTZ
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1896 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1872 | wisp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocnemis Selys, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestes Selys, 1839 | Malachites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 0 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1839 | American Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1871 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragomphus Cowley, 1841 | Hooktails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1921 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1891 | Dropwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
47 Species and 13 Subspecies | Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896) | ⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896 | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863 | A southern African endemic | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Chlorolestes fasciatum | | | Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 | A southern African endemic | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacodes lefebvrii lefebvrii | | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Enallagma elongatum Martin, 1907 | | | Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes plagiata | | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Macromia picta Hagen, 1871 | | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Orthetrum abotti abotti | | | Orthetrum caffrum caffrum | | | Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum jullia falsum | | | Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow | | Palpopleura jucunda jucunda | | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842 | Boulder Hooktail | | Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921 | Corkscrew Hooktail | | Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841 | Common Hooktail | | Phaon iridipennis iridipennis | | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Springhead Sprite | | Pseudagrion commoniae nigerrimum Pinhey, 1950 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni tropicanum Pinhey, 1966 | | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 | Salisbury Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921 | Natal Sprite | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, 1891 | Kirby´s Dropwing | | Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889 | |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Eswatini
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