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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Kwale (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
139
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale
4 Families width 10 Species
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale
7 Genera with 10 Species
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphagrion Morton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909Jungle-skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1900Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale
10 Species
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924East Coast Giant
Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909Red Jungle-skimmer
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Kwale
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
2
2
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