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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
3211
5854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3210
5853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
64
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
61
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
61
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North-Central Mexico
13 Families width 164 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies50SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners14SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies22SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers55SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North-Central Mexico
61 Genera with 164 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Acanthagrion Selys, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1961Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1882Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Apanisagrion Kennedy, 1876Black-and-white damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Aphylla Selys, 1859Forceptails2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeogomphus Williamson, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1996Dancers27SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906Clubskimmers6SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1889Narrow-winged Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1868Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1861Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1858Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings6SpeciesTaxom
Elasmothemis Westfall, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1868Ringtails5SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks6SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets4SpeciesTaxom
Gomphoides Selys, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1992Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1868Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1861river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1898Sylphs4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1890Dashers4SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1903Robust Threadtails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1906tropical king skimmer2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1931Shadowdamsels2SpeciesTaxom
Paltothemis Karsch, 1890Rock Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings4SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocycla Calvert, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1859Leaftails5SpeciesTaxom
Planiplax Muttkowski, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1905Sanddragons3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleon Kirby, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigma Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Remartinia Navas, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1947Blue-eyed darners3SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1906Pasture Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthagyna Selys, 1923Three-spined Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
164 Species
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876Mexican Wedgetail
Aeshna persephone Donnelly, 1961Persephone's Darner
Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839Amazon Darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Anax walsinghami McLachlan, 1882Giant Darner
Apanisagrion lais Selys, 1876Black-and-white Damsel
Aphylla angustifolia Garrison, 1986Broad-striped Forceptail
Aphylla protracta Hagen, 1859Narrow-striped Forceptail
Archaeogomphus furcatus Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996Cerulean Dancer
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia calida Hagen, 1861
Argia carlcooki Daigle, 1995Yaqui Dancer
Argia cuprea Hagen, 1861Coppery Dancer
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fissa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia garrisoni Daigle, 1991
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia lacrimans Hagen, 1861Sierra Madre Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia munda Calvert, 1902Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia pallens Calvert, 1902Amethyst Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902Golden-winged Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tarascana Calvert, 1902Tarascan Dancer
Argia tonto Calvert, 1902Tonto Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia ulmeca Calvert, 1902
Argia westfalli Garrison, 1996Westfall
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brechmorhoga mendax Hagen, 1861Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861Masked Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908
Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cordulegaster diadema Selys, 1868Apache Spiketail
Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861Blue-faced Darner
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Dromogomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858Flag-tailed Clubtail
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906Mayan Setwing
Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899Black Setwing
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma semicirculare Selys, 1876Claw-tipped Bluet
Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994One-striped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918Knob-tipped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858Straight-tipped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Gomphoides suasa Selys-Longch..., 1859
Gomphus (Gomphurus) gonzalezi Dunkle, 1992Tamaulipan Clubtail
Gynacantha helenga Williamson &..., 1930
Gynacantha mexicana Selys, 1868Bar-sided Darner
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen, 1853Canyon Rubyspot
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868Neon Skimmer
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861Bronzed River Cruiser
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890Ivory-striped Sylph
Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898Straw-colored Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898White-tailed Sylph
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria debilis Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890Thornbush Dasher
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Palaemnema paulicoba Calvert, 1931Cordoba Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890Red Rock Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Paraphlebia zoe Selys, 1861Zoe Waterfall Damsel
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Phyllocycla breviphylla Belle, 1975Ringed Forceptail
Phyllocycla elongata Selys, 1858
Phyllogomphoides albrighti Needham, 1950Five-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides danieli Gonzalez & N..., 1990
Phyllogomphoides duodentatus Donnelly, 1979
Phyllogomphoides pugnifer Donnelly, 1979
Phyllogomphoides suasus Selys, 1859
Planiplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907Mexican Scarlet-tail
Progomphus amarillus Tennessen, 1992Caribbean fairy shrimp
Progomphus borealis McLachlan, 1873Gray Sanddragon
Progomphus clendoni Calvert, 1905
Protoneura aurantiaca Selys, 1886
Protoneura cara Calvert, 1903Orange-striped Threadtail
Protoneura cupida Calvert, 1903
Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861Filigree Skimmer
Pseudostigma aberrans Selys, 1860
Remartinia luteipennis Burmeister, 1839Malachite Darner
Remartinia secreta Calvert, 1952
Rhionaeschna dugesi Calvert, 1905Arroyo Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Rhionaeschna psilus Calvert, 1947Turquoise-tipped Darner
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906Aztec Glider
Telebasis filiola Perty, 1834
Telebasis griffinii Martin, 1896
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag
Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923Caribbean Darner

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
41
93
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
20
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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