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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
437
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
437
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Britain
4 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Britain
11 Genera with 10 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1868wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Brachydiplax Brauer, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1878
Archtails0SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
10 Species
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Brachydiplax duivenbodei Brauer, 1866Darkmouth
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Mortonagrion martini Ris, 1900
Neurobasis australis Selys, 1878Damselfly
Nososticta commutata Lieftinck, 1938
Nososticta salomonis Selys, 1886
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Teinobasis rufithorax Selys, 1877Red-breasted Longtail

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in New Britain
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
5
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
6
6
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