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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Mashonaland West (Mashonaland, Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
37
109
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mashonaland West
3 Families width 11 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mashonaland West
8 Genera with 11 Species
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1912Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18492SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mashonaland West
11 Species
Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889Red Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912Elegant Dropwing
Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872Crimson Basker
Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849Blue Basker

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Mashonaland West
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
7
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
1
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