Species list, Checklist of Order Odonata (Damselflies) for Independence (Preston County, West Virginia, USA)

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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Independence (Preston County, West Virginia, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	53 142 158	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	53 142 158	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	5 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	5 6 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Independence (Preston County)
5 Families width 7 Species

Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	2	Species	Taxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	1	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	2	Species	Taxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917	Flatwing	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Independence (Preston County)
6 Genera with 7 Species

Argia Rambur, 1861	Dancers	2	Species	Taxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839	Springtime Darner	1	Species	Taxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798	Rubyspots	1	Species	Taxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839	Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839	Blue Dashers	1	Species	Taxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 1951		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Independence (Preston County)
7 Species

Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)	⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861	Powdered Dancer
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839	Springtime Darner
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798	American Rubyspot
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839	Widow Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839	Blue dasher
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Independence (Preston County)

Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	2 3 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	3 3 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom

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