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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Udzungwa Mountains (Iringa Region, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
306
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
306
332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Udzungwa Mountains
5 Families width 13 Species
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers10SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners0SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Udzungwa Mountains
11 Genera with 13 Species
Crocothemis Brauer, 1898Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gynacantha Rambur, 1842
Duskhawkers0SpeciesTaxom
Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909Jungle-skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zygonoides Fraser, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1900Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Udzungwa Mountains
13 Species
Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898Divisa scarlet
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909Red Jungle-skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha auripes Förster, 1906Golden Dancing-jewel
Zygonoides fuelleborni Grünberg, 1902Fuelleborn´s Bottle-tail
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Udzungwa Mountains
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
2
2
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