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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
61
418
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
37
257
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
29
236
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
29 Families width 919 Species and 46 Subspecies
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Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners90SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies24SpeciesTaxom
Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies218SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie13SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails84SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies184SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechl..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies30SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers203SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing18SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings3SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants4SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in USA
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
141
580
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
16
83
324
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCampterophlebiidae
Handlirsch, 1920
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHenrotayiidae
Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Cor, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
4
7
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