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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Matagorda (Matagorda County, Texas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		21
35
44		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		21
35
44		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		3
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		3
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matagorda (Matagorda County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matagorda (Matagorda County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1943Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matagorda (Matagorda County)
8 Species
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Matagorda (Matagorda County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		1
2
2		Family
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