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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Houston (Kent County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
148
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
148
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
4 Families width 12 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
8 Genera with 12 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1842Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1842Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1842Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Kent County Delaware)
12 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Celithemis ornata Rambur, 1842Faded Pennant
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma daeckii Calvert, 1903Attentuated Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Houston (Kent County Delaware)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
3
5
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