AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Stellenbosch (Cape Winelands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
941
1098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Stellenbosch
5 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae (Rambur, 1842)Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Stellenbosch
6 Genera with 5 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1896Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Stellenbosch
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896)⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Stellenbosch
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
2
1
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