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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Rhineland-Palatinate (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
384
2953
6543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
383
2951
6541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
34
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rhineland-Palatinate
9 Families width 54 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners6SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers21SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rhineland-Palatinate
27 Genera with 54 Species
#ACDEGILOPST
Aeshna Fabricius, 1836Aeshna Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861
Pennants0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Ladona Needham, 0Corporals1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1758Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1785Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Projagoria Martynov, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1825Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Trameobasileus Zeuner, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhineland-Palatinate
54 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna isoceles Müller, 1767Green-eyed Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Aeshna viridis Eversmann, 1836Green hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ladona depressa
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes grandis Rambur, 1842
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Libellula cellulosa Hagen, 1863
Libellula ceres H. A. Hagen, 1863
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy, 1785Green Club-tailed Dragonfly
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Projagoria conjuncta Martynov, 1929
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825Brillant emerald
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Trameobasileus moguntiacus F. Zeuner, 1938

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Rhineland-Palatinate
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
16
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
10
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Odonata (Fabricius 1793)
Odonata (Fabricius 1793)


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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