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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region St. James Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		57
122
112		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		57
122
112		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		4
7
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		3
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. James Parish
3 Families width 6 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. James Parish
6 Genera with 6 Species
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. James Parish
6 Species
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in St. James Parish
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
5
5		Families
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