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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
51
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Olifants River
8 Families width 13 Species
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19600SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
22 Genera with 13 Species
#ABCEINOPSTZ
Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
Aeshna Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1868
Groundlings0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862
Malachites0SpeciesTaxom
Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865Pilot Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1868
Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails1SpeciesTaxom
Parazyxomma Pinhey, 1961
Banded Duskdarter0SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1833
Darter Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1900Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
13 Species
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865)⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842Yellow-veined Widow
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937Cape Bluet
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842Dorsal Dropwing
Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839Jaunty Dropwing
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Olifants River
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
14
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
8
5
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