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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Piedmont (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
249
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
247
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piedmont (Pictou County)
6 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piedmont (Pictou County)
11 Genera with 16 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Hagenius Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1840Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1776Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piedmont (Pictou County)
16 Species
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854Black clubtail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Piedmont (Pictou County)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
8
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