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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Lafourche Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
85
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
85
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Lafourche Parish
4 Families width 7 Species
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies0SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lafourche Parish
7 Genera with 7 Species
Brachymesia Kirby, 1890Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840
American Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Nasiaeschna Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lafourche Parish
7 Species
Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890Four-spotted Pennant
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842Royal River Cruiser
Nasiaeschna pentacantha Rambur, 1842Cyrano Darner

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Lafourche Parish
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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