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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
8 Families width 16 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
15 Genera with 16 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1775
Aeshna Dragonfly0SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp2SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1867Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1899Dropwings3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
16 Species
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959White-masked Whisp
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Anax speratus Hagen, 1867Great Red Dragonfly
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842Dorsal Dropwing
Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899Dark Dropwing

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
8
7
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