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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Santa Barbara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
976
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
15
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
15
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Barbara County
5 Families width 33 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers14SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Barbara County
15 Genera with 33 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paltothemis Karsch, 1890Rock Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1871Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Barbara County
33 Species
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890Red Rock Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Rhionaeschna multicolor Hagen, 1861Blue-eyed Darner
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871Mountain Emerald
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Santa Barbara County
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
10
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
5
17
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