Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
List of families for Kwale County
11 Families width 51 Species | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kwale County
27 Genera with 51 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRTUZ
| Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bradinopyga Kirby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1952 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphagrion Morton, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1893 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1902 | Duskhawkers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909 | Jungle-skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842 | Swamp Tigertail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 | Riverjacks | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metacnemis Selys, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllomacromia Selys, 1906 | Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1893 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
51 Species | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911 | Don-Dwala | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924 | Little Orange Waxtail | | Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 | Brownish Citril | | Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952 | Yellow-faced Waxtail | | Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924 | East Coast Giant | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902 | Little Dusk-Hawker | | Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | Red Jungle-skimmer | | Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842 | Common Tiger | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail | | Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Glistening Demoiselle | | Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906 | Black Cruiser | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 | Hagen's sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902 | | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978 | Nile Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | Cherry-eye Sprite | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | Forest Elf | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | Halfshade dropwing | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing | | Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 | Riffle Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Kwale County
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