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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
63
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Eocene
15 Families width 43 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hypolestidae Fraser, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Bolcathoridae Gentilini, 20020SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing6SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Urothemistidae Lieftinck, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Eocene
32 Genera with 43 Species
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Aeschnophlebia Selys, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1890Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Anglogomphaeschna Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Anglohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Bolcathore Gentilini, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Electrophenacolestes Nel & Arillo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Elektroeuphaea Nel & al., 20131SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Eodichroma Cockerell, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Eomacrodiplax Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Gomphoides Selys, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulapis Cockerell, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Litheuphaea Fraser, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neophya Selys, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Oligaeschna Piton & Théo..., 20143SpeciesTaxom
Oligoaeschna Selys, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Oplonaeschna Selys, 1916Riffle Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Phenacolestes Cockerell, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1848Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Primorilestes Nel & al., 20051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
43 Species
Aeschnophlebia andreasi A. Nel, 2005
Aeshna larvata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Aeshna solida S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Anglogomphaeschna eocenica A. Nel, 2014
Anglohypolestes fasciata A. Nel, 2014
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Electrophenacolestes serafini A. Nel, 2006
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Elektroeuphaea flecki A. Nel, 2013
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Eodichroma mirifica T. D. A. Coc..., 1923
Eohypolestes hooleyi Nel & Fleck, 2014
Eomacrodiplax incompleta A. Nel, 2014
Gomphoides occulta Hagen, 1856
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Libellulapis antiquorum T. D. A. Coc..., 1906
Libellulapis wilmattae T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Litheuphaea ludwigi G. Bechly, 1998
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Neophya legrandi A. Nel, 2014
Oligaeschna lapidaria T. D. A. Coc..., 1913
Oligaeschna separata S. H. Scudder, 1890
Oligaeschna wedmanni A. Nel, 2014
Oligoaeschna anglica T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligoaeschna needhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Oplonaeschna vectensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Phenacolestes mirandus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Phenacolestes parallelus T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Primorilestes violetae A. Nel, 2005

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in Upper Eocene
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBolcathoridae
Gentilini, 2002
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHypolestidae
Fraser, 1938
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyUrothemistidae
Lieftinck, 1954
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