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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
132
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
83
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
82
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Near East
17 Families width 218 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903Small darner1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners15SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies50SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies25SpeciesTaxom
Gondvanogomphidae Bechly, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers83SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Near East
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
53
133
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
27
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAeschnidiidae
Needham, 1903
small darner
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGondvanogomphidae
Bechly, 1996
1
1
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