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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Nelson County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
369
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
369
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson County (Virginia)
5 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson County (Virginia)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858Ringtails1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1932Hanging Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson County (Virginia)
7 Species
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Stylurus laurae Williamson, 1932Laura's Clubtail

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Nelson County (Virginia)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
3
4
Families
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