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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Newark (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
446
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
446
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Newark (New Castle County)
6 Families width 13 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Newark (New Castle County)
11 Genera with 13 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Basiaeschna Selys, 1839Springtime Darner1SpeciesTaxom
Boyeria McLachlan, 1840Spotted Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newark (New Castle County)
13 Species
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839Springtime Darner
Boyeria vinosa Say, 1840Fawn Darner
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Newark (New Castle County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
7
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