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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Merthyr Mawr (Bridgend County Borough, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
162
708
1166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
162
708
1166
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 Merthyr Mawr
4 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Merthyr Mawr
7 Genera with 10 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1764Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Merthyr Mawr
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Merthyr Mawr
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
3
4
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