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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
95
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
76
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
76
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
13 Families width 187 Species and 5 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies46SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners21SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers83SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies9SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
76 Genera with 187 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
Acanthagrion Selys, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Aceratobasis Kennedy, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1947Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Anatya Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Aphylla Selys, 1854Forceptails1SpeciesTaxom
Argentagrion Fraser, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiallagma Calvert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1842Clubskimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1889Narrow-winged Skimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1952Pilot Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1773Skimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Diceratobasis Kennedy, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings6SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1888American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1878Knobtails2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks7SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets15SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers5SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots7SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hypolestes Gundlach, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Idiataphe Cowley, 1861Metallic Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 2000Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Leptagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Lepthemis Hagen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Macrodiplax Brauer, 1861Marl Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1895Sylphs3SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1842Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1946Dashers8SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Microneura Hagen, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1866Robust Threadtails2SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1886Shadowdamsels2SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Peristicta Hagen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings2SpeciesTaxom
Phylolestes Christiansen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1941Sanddragons4SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1947Blue-eyed darners3SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Scapanea Kirby, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Synthemis Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1867Pasture Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders6SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1842Three-spined Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
187 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthagrion aepiolum Tennessen, 2004
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Aceratobasis macilenta Rambur, 1842
Aeshna psilus (Calvert, 1947)⇒ Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
Agrion vulneratum Hagen, 1861
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax longipes Hagen, 1861Comet Darner
Anax parthenope parthenope Selys, 1839
Aphylla caraiba Selys, 1854
Argentagrion ambiguum Ris, 1904
Argia albistigma Hagen, 1865
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia lilacina Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia mollis Hagen, 1865
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiallagma minutum Selys Selys, 0
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Austroargiolestes calcaris Fraser, 1958Powdered Flatwing
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890Four-spotted Pennant
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cannaphila insularis insularis Kirby, 1889
Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861Blue-faced Darner
Coryphaeschna amazonica De Marmels, 1989
Coryphaeschna secreta Calvert, 1952
Coryphaeschna virens (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952
Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952Mangrove Darner
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773Acarlet skimmer
Dasythemis venosa Burmeister, 1839
Diceratobasis macrogaster Selys, 1857Jamaican Bromeliad Damsel
Diceratobasis melanogaster Garrison, 1986Hispaniolan Bromeliad Damsel
Diceratobasis worki G. O. Poinar Jr, 1996
Dythemis aequalis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis debilis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861Checkered Setwing
Dythemis naeva Hagen, 1861
Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Enallagma cardenium (Hagen, 1876)⇒ Eusceptis koehleri Todd, 1966
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma truncatum Gundlach, 1888Cuban Bluet
Epigomphus quadracies (Calvert, 1903)⇒ Epigomphus quadrices Calvert, 1903
Epigomphus subobtusus Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis furcata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861
Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall, 2000Bromeliad Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax justiniana Selys, 1857Antillean Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Gynacantha bifida Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Gynacantha ereagris Gundlach, 1888
Gynacantha membranalis Karsch, 1891
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Gynacantha trifida Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina auripennis Burmeister, 1839
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
Hetaerina longipes Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Hypolestes clara Calvert, 1891Jamaican Hypolestes
Hypolestes trinitatis Gundlach, 1888Cuban Hypolestes
Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866Metallic Pennant
Idiataphe longipes Hagen, 1861
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura velteni G. Bechly, 2000
Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839
Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Libellula tripartita Burmeister, 1839
Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861Marl Pennant
Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857Antillean Sylph
Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895Jade-striped Sylph
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842Dwarf Glider
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria debilis Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906Caribbean Dasher
Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890Thornbush Dasher
Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Microgomphus chelifer thelyphonus Lieftinck, 1929
Microneura caligata Hagen, 1886
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura carnatica Hagen, 1886Orange-sided Threadtail
Neoneura maria Scudder, 1866Cuban Blue Threadtail
Neurogomphus cocytius Cammaerts, 2004Kocytos Siphontail
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Oxyagrion terminale Selys, 1876
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Peristicta aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Phylolestes ethelae Christiansen, 1947Hispaniolan Malachite
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Progomphus integer Hagen, 1878
Progomphus serenus Hagen, 1878Hispaniolan Sanddragon
Progomphus tennesseni Daigle, 1996Bristle-tipped Sanddargon
Progomphus zephyrus Needham, 1941Elusive Sanddragon
Protoneura amatoria Calvert, 1907
Protoneura caligata Hagen, 1886Blue-and-orange Threadtail
Protoneura capillaris Rambur, 1842Black-fronted Threadtail
Protoneura cupida Calvert, 1903
Protoneura dunklei Daigle, 1990Purple Threadtail
Protoneura sanguinipes Westfall, 1987Red-legged Threadtail
Protoneura viridis Westfall, 1964
Rhionaeschna bonariensis Rambur, 1842
Rhionaeschna cornigera Brauer, 1865
Rhionaeschna psilus Calvert, 1947Turquoise-tipped Darner
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Scapanea frontalis Burmeister, 1839
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Synthemis eustalacta Burmeister, 1839Swamp Tigertail
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Telagrion macilentum Rambur, 1842
Telebasis collopistes Calvert, 1902
Telebasis dominicana Selys, 1857
Telebasis vulnerata Hagen, 1861
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842Sooty Saddlebag
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867Watermoss
Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861Antillean Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag
Triacanthagyna satyrus Martin, 1909
Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857Pale-green Darner
Triacanthagyna trifida Rambur, 1842Phantom Darner
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
42
114
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
34
73
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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