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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
108
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
15 Families width 220 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners13SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies35SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails22SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies27SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers57SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails14SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in South India
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
60
121
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
37
99
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