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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
43
221
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
25
152
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
23
148
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
23 Families width 367 Species and 12 Subspecies
#ACEGHILMPST
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners50SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies74SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie4SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails19SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies23SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies23SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers122SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing12SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917Southern emeralds1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19576SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Scandinavia
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
85
220
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
55
137
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
4
6
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