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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Reading (Calhoun County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
174
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
174
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Reading (Iowa)
4 Families width 10 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Reading (Iowa)
6 Genera with 10 Species
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1764Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Reading (Iowa)
10 Species
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Reading (Iowa)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
3
4
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