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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
136
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
102
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
102
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
13 Families width 261 Species and 20 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners24SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies62SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies14SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers119SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing6SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in North Africa
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
68
167
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
34
94
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