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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
294
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
6 Families width 34 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
16 Genera with 34 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1856Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1858Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1873Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1874Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
34 Species
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Cordulegaster dorsalis Hagen, 1858Pacific Spiketail
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Progomphus borealis McLachlan, 1873Gray Sanddragon
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Palo Alto (Santa Clara County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
6
16
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