Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies) and region Tanganyika (Tanzania)
List of families for Tanganyika 10 Families width 51 Species | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Tanganyika 33 Genera with 51 Species #ABCDEILMNOPRTUZ
| Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocnemis Selys, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atoconeura Karsch, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865 | Pilot Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crenigomphus Selys, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1895 | Emerald Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micromacromia Karsch, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepogomphoides Fraser, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notiothemis Ris, 1921 | Forestwatchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1841 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragomphus Cowley, 1921 | Hooktails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllomacromia Selys, 1871 | Cruisers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 2015 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1775 | Blue-eyed darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trapezostigma Hagen, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Umma Kirby, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1900 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanganyika 51 Species | Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail | | Allocnemis abbotti Calvert, 1896 | | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Atoconeura biordinata Karsch, 1899 | | | Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876 | Black-tailed Bluet | | Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889 | Red Groundling | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865) | ⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | | Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898 | Clubbed Talontail | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1890 | Large Micmac | | Micromacromia miraculosa Förster, 1906 | | | Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni Karsch, 1899 | | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Notiothemis jonesi Ris, 1921 | Eastern Elf | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer | | Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841 | Long Skimmer | | Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 | Yellow-veined Widow | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842 | Boulder Hooktail | | Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921 | Corkscrew Hooktail | | Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Glistening Demoiselle | | Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906 | Black Cruiser | | Phyllomacromia picta Hagen, 1871 | Darting Cruiser | | Platycypha auripes Förster, 1906 | Golden Dancing-jewel | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876 | Angola Sprite | | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 | Hagen's sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion tanganyicum Dijkstra & K..., 2015 | Tanganyika Sprite | | Rhionaeschna variegata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Umma declivium Förster, 1906 | Green-banded Sparklewing | | Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader |
Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Tanganyika
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