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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Palestine (West Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
966
1706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palestine
5 Families width 10 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19080SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palestine
9 Genera with 10 Species
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Heterophlebia Westwood, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1850Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palestine
10 Species
Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Libellula longialata Germar, 1839
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Platycnemis dealbata Selys, 1850Ivory Featherleg
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Palestine
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHeterophlebiidae
Handlirsch, 1908
1
0
Genus
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