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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
65
467
2400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
39
295
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
31
273
1228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
31 Families width 1228 Species and 64 Subspecies
#ACDEGHILMPSTZ
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners124SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies33SpeciesTaxom
Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies298SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie19SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails89SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies240SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechl..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies40SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers278SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing26SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings4SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings5SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails6SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants9SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in North America
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
157
756
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
18
103
455
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCampterophlebiidae
Handlirsch, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHenrotayiidae
Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Cor, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
4
7
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