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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Northern Province (Zambia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
287
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
287
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Province (Zambia)
7 Families width 27 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Province (Zambia)
16 Genera with 27 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1963wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 2015Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1871river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 20157SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1912Dropwings3SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 2015Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Province (Zambia)
27 Species
Agriocnemis pinheyi (Balinsky, 1963)⇒ 
Anax gladiator Dijkstra & K..., 2015Swordbearer Emperor
Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889Red Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Ceriagrion banditum Kipping & Di..., 2015Band-eyed Citril
Ceriagrion junceum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Spikerush Citril
Crenigomphus cornutus Pinhey, 1956Horned Talontail
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Macromia picta Hagen, 1871
Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878Southern Yellowjack
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950Assegaai Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion makabusiense Pinhey, 1950Green-striped Sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion tanganyicum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Tanganyika Sprite
Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912Hecate Dropwing
Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906Riffle Dropwing
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912Elegant Dropwing
Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872Crimson Basker
Zygonyx denticulatus Dijkstra & K..., 2015Pale Cascader

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Northern Province (Zambia)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
13
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