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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Headquarters (Comox Valley, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
197
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
197
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
11
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
10
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Headquarters (Comox Valley)
4 Families width 20 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Headquarters (Comox Valley)
10 Genera with 20 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1886Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Headquarters (Comox Valley)
20 Species
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886Beaverpond Baskettail
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Headquarters (Comox Valley)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
7
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
3
6
Family
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