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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Gard Department (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
744
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
744
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
23
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gard Department
8 Families width 37 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gard Department
19 Genera with 37 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1838Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1843river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1840Pincertails2SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1897Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1842Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1805Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gard Department
37 Species
Aeshna affinis Vander Linden, 1820Blue-eyed hawker
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Boyeria irene Fonscolombe, 1838Western Spectre
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Gomphus (Gomphus) borealis Needham, 1901Beaverpond Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) spicatus Hagen, 1854Dusky Clubtail
Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840Yellow Clubtail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Macromia splendens Pictet, 1843Shining Macromia
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Onychogomphus uncatus Charpentier, 1840Blue-eyed Hooktail
Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897Riffle Snaketail
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Gard Department
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
14
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
5
10
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