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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region Upper Cretaceous (Cretaceous)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
360
894
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
889
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Cretaceous
15 Families width 19 Species
Aktassiidae Pritykina, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Dysagrionidae Cockerell, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Burmaphlebiidae Bechly & Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaeshnidae Nel, Neraude..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Liupanshaniidae Bechly & al, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Gallophlebiidae Nel & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Stenophlebiidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling1SpeciesTaxom
Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903Small darner1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Cretaceous
17 Genera with 19 Species
Alacrena Vea & Grimaldi, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Burmadysagrion Zheng & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Burmalindenia Schädel & Be..., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Burmaphlebia Bechly & Poinar, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cretadisparoneura Huang & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Cretagomphaeschnaoides Zheng & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Enigmaeshna Nel & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Galloliupanshania Nel & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Gallophlebia Nel & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Gallostenophlebia Nel & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Mesosticta Huang & al., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodisparoneura Poinar & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Palaeolibellula Fleck & al., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoperilestes Zheng & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Pantelusa Vassilenko, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Paraliupanshania Bechly & al., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Tauropteryx Pritykina, 19931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Cretaceous
19 Species
Alacrena peculiaris Vea & Grimaldi, 2015
Burmadysagrion zhangi Zheng & al., 2016
Burmalindenia imperfecta Schädel & Be..., 2016
Burmaphlebia reifi G. Bechly, 2013
Cretadisparoneura hongi Huang & al., 2015
Cretagomphaeschnaoides jarzembowskae Zheng & al., 2016
Enigmaeshna deprei A. Nel, 2008
Galloliupanshania incompleta A. Nel, 2015
Gallophlebia magnifica A. Nel, 2015
Gallostenophlebia incompleta A. Nel, 2015
Mesosticta burmatica Huang & al., 2015
Mesosticta electronica Zheng & al., 2016
Palaeodisparoneura burmanica G. Poinar, 2010
Palaeolibellula zherikhini G. Fleck, 1999
Palaeoperilestes electronicus Zheng & al., 2016
Pantelusa krassilovi D. V. Vassil..., 2014
Paraliupanshania rohdendorfi G. Bechly, 2001
Paraliupanshania torvaldsi Bechly & al., 2001
Tauropteryx krassilovi L. N. Pritykina, 1993

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Upper Cretaceous
SuborderCephalozygoptera
Archibald, Cannings & Erickson, 2021
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAeschnidiidae
Needham, 1903
small darner
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBurmaphlebiidae
Bechly & Poinar, 2013
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEnigmaeshnidae
Nel, Neraudeau, Perrichot, Girard & Gomez, 2008
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGallophlebiidae
Nel & al., 2015
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiupanshaniidae
Bechly & al, 2001
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyStenophlebiidae
Needham, 1903
1
1
Genus
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