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Checklist for Order Odonata Fabricius, 1793 (Damselflies)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
211
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
132
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
132
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
21 Families width 380 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners47SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies97SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie6SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails28SpeciesTaxom
Epallagidae Needham, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & F..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies45SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers98SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing13SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings3SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Odonata with occurrences in West USA
SuborderEpiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
7
81
226
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderZygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
44
143
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEpallagidae
Needham, 1903
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphaeschnidae
Tillyard & Frase, 1940
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumatoneuridae
Fraser, 1957
4
7
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