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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Seattle (King County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
142
467
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
142
467
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seattle (King County Washington)
4 Families width 20 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers8SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seattle (King County Washington)
9 Genera with 20 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1865Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1879Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1934Hooktails1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1874Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seattle (King County Washington)
20 Species
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879Great Basin Snaketail
Paragomphus tachyerges Lieftinck, 1934
Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895California Darner
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Seattle (King County Washington)
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
3
9
Family
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