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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
265
1391
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
6 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
13 Genera with 15 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites3SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1900American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862Shade Sylph
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842Cape Sprite
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Garden Route
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
11
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