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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Piauí (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
86
245
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piauí
4 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piauí
14 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1894
Clubskimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Diastatops Rambur, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets4SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1909Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1886Robust Threadtails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1909tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1834Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piauí
16 Species
Acanthagrion jessei Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion truncatum Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Argia tinctipennis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Epipleoneura metallica Rácenis, 1955
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Neoneura sylvatica Hagen, 1886
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Piauí
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
6
6
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