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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region West Elgin (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
26
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Elgin
5 Families width 19 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers10SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Elgin
12 Genera with 19 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871Lesser Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1839Emerald Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1943Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Elgin
19 Species
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871Racket-tailed Emerald
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in West Elgin
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
3
3
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