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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Shimba Hills National Reserve (Kwale County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
62
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
62
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shimba Hills National Reserve
2 Families width 4 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shimba Hills National Reserve
4 Genera with 4 Species
Ceriagrion Selys, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1839Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shimba Hills National Reserve
4 Species
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Shimba Hills National Reserve
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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