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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
129
458
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Coast District
3 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Coast District
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Coast District
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in West Coast District
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
1
3
4
Family
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