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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
271
956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
194
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
194
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
21 Families width 786 Species and 141 Subspecies
#ACEGILMP
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners70SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly40SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 190313SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)10SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies99SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie14SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails54SpeciesTaxom
Epiophlebiidae Muttkowski, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings28SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies125SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies41SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers139SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies31SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies67SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails32SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in South Asia
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
116
417
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
77
368
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