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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Galway Lakes (County Galway, Ireland)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
180
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
180
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galway Lakes
6 Families width 11 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galway Lakes
8 Genera with 11 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1862Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1866Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galway Lakes
11 Species
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) vastus Walsh, 1862Cobra Clubtail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866Forcipate Emerald

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Galway Lakes
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
7
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