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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Houston (Wayne County, Tennessee, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		64
185
211		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		64
185
211		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		5
10
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		5
10
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Wayne County Tennessee)
5 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers7SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Wayne County Tennessee)
10 Genera with 13 Species
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1889Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1842Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Wayne County Tennessee)
13 Species
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Gomphus (Gomphurus) fraternus Say, 1840Midland Clubtail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Houston (Wayne County Tennessee)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
7
9		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		2
3
4		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