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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
105
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
14 Families width 349 Species and 8 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners29SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly17SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies64SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails17SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies13SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers161SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails9SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
30
128
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