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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Tana River (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
106
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
106
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tana River
1 Family width 12 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tana River
8 Genera with 12 Species
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1912Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tana River
12 Species
Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889Red Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912Elegant Dropwing
Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849Blue Basker

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Tana River
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
8
12
Family
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