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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Gloucestershire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
884
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
884
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gloucestershire
9 Families width 23 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Liassogomphidae Tillyard, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925Damsel-dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gloucestershire
16 Genera with 23 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebia Westwood, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Heterothemis Handlirsch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Liassophlebia Tillyard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1764Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Progonophlebia Tillyard, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gloucestershire
23 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Agrion buckmani Brodie, 1845
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Heterophlebia buckmani R. J. Tillyard, 1925
Heterothemis brodiei J. Buckman, 1843
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Liassophlebia westwoodi Hagen, 1850
Libellula (Heterophlebia) dislocata Brodie, 1849
Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Progonophlebia woodwardi F. E. Zeuner, 1959
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Gloucestershire
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterophlebiidae
Handlirsch, 1908
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiassogomphidae
Tillyard, 1935
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiassophlebiidae
Tillyard, 1925
damsel-dragonflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTriassolestidae
Bonaparte, 1970
1
1
Genus
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