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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Prairie (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
156
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
156
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
4 Families width 6 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
6 Species
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
1
Family
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