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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
572
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
9
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nelson Mandela Bay
4 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
9 Genera with 6 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1872wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1868
Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840
American Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
6 Species
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
6
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