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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
528
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tobago
4 Families width 12 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers5SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tobago
9 Genera with 12 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842Duskhawkers1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1910Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tobago
12 Species
Argia difficilis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia orichalcea Hagen, 1865
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842Twilight Darner
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Tobago
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
3
6
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