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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region United Arab Emirates (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
1020
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Arab Emirates
6 Families width 26 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers14SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Arab Emirates
17 Genera with 26 Species
Anax Leach, 1839Emperors And Green Darners3SpeciesTaxom
Arabicnemis Waterston, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Arabineura Schneider & ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1839Skimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Hemianax Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17703SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1929Hooktails2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Selysiothemis Ris, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1891Dropwings3SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Arab Emirates
26 Species
Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax parthenope Selys, 1839Lesser Emperor
Arabicnemis caerulea Waterston, 1984Powder Blue Damselfly
Arabineura khalidi Schneider, 1988
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Elattoneura khalidi (Schneider, 1988)⇒ Agrilus apicalis Waterhouse, 1889
Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839Vagrant Emperor
Ischnura evansi Morton, 1919Blue-banded Damsel
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum ransonnetii Brauer, 1865Desert Skimmer
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929Sinai Hooktail
Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842Three striped blue dart
Selysiothemis nigra Vander Linden, 1825Black Pennant
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891Kirby's Dropwing
Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932Desert Basker
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in United Arab Emirates
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
12
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
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