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Dutch species names of Superorder
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
Class
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
Clade
Neodonatoptera
♰
Bechly, 1996
38
128
258
Families
Genera
Species
Clade
Palaeodonatoptera
♰
Petrulevicius & Gutiérrez, 2016
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
Clade
Pandiscoidalia
♰
Nel & al., 2001
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
Clade
Protozygoptera
♰
Tillyard, 1925
0
1
1
Families
Genus
Species
Order
Geroptera
♰
Brodsky, 1994
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
Order
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species
Synonyms
Campylopterodea
(Rohdendorf, 1962)
Odonatoidea
(Lameere, 1936)
Distribution and Species lists of Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
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Afghanistan
4 Families 5 Genera 6 Species
Albania
8 Families 23 Genera 35 Species
Algeria
8 Families 25 Genera 45 Species
Andorra
5 Families 10 Genera 15 Species
Angola
12 Families 75 Genera 239 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
4 Families 9 Genera 14 Species
Argentina
28 Families 116 Genera 325 Species
Armenia
8 Families 10 Genera 12 Species
Australia
31 Families 186 Genera 515 Species
Austria
13 Families 40 Genera 103 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
Bahamas
6 Families 26 Genera 40 Species
Bahrain
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Bangladesh
5 Families 27 Genera 32 Species
Barbados
4 Families 9 Genera 13 Species
Belarus
9 Families 22 Genera 46 Species
Belgium
15 Families 48 Genera 103 Species
Belize
11 Families 38 Genera 76 Species
Benin
8 Families 33 Genera 70 Species
Bhutan
7 Families 16 Genera 16 Species
Bolivia
15 Families 65 Genera 150 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Families 13 Genera 21 Species
Botswana
12 Families 57 Genera 150 Species
Brazil
36 Families 201 Genera 664 Species
Brunei
9 Families 26 Genera 32 Species
Bulgaria
12 Families 29 Genera 66 Species
Burkina Faso
6 Families 17 Genera 42 Species
Burundi
10 Families 42 Genera 112 Species
Cambodia
15 Families 93 Genera 169 Species
Cameroon
15 Families 77 Genera 207 Species
Canada
14 Families 109 Genera 398 Species
Cape Verde
7 Families 25 Genera 34 Species
Central African Republic
10 Families 35 Genera 61 Species
Chad
6 Families 17 Genera 37 Species
Chile
9 Families 35 Genera 67 Species
China
46 Families 249 Genera 600 Species
Colombia
19 Families 161 Genera 565 Species
Comoros
5 Families 13 Genera 15 Species
Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Costa Rica
16 Families 101 Genera 342 Species
Croatia
11 Families 34 Genera 58 Species
Cuba
11 Families 53 Genera 115 Species
Cyprus
8 Families 19 Genera 36 Species
Czech Republic
13 Families 42 Genera 92 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Families 87 Genera 277 Species
Denmark
15 Families 65 Genera 129 Species
Djibouti
4 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Dominica
4 Families 17 Genera 20 Species
Dominican Republic
7 Families 36 Genera 65 Species
East Timor
7 Families 27 Genera 44 Species
Ecuador
15 Families 105 Genera 307 Species
Egypt
9 Families 32 Genera 59 Species
El Salvador
7 Families 35 Genera 62 Species
Equatorial Guinea
8 Families 43 Genera 93 Species
Eritrea
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species
Estonia
11 Families 31 Genera 73 Species
Ethiopia
10 Families 45 Genera 126 Species
Fiji
5 Families 20 Genera 50 Species
Finland
13 Families 45 Genera 105 Species
France
39 Families 200 Genera 515 Species
Gabon
13 Families 79 Genera 228 Species
Gambia
9 Families 41 Genera 93 Species
Georgia
13 Families 58 Genera 158 Species
Germany
59 Families 202 Genera 480 Species
Ghana
11 Families 59 Genera 141 Species
Greece
14 Families 67 Genera 182 Species
Grenada
3 Families 11 Genera 16 Species
Guatemala
14 Families 80 Genera 197 Species
Guinea
10 Families 47 Genera 127 Species
Guinea-Bissau
10 Families 38 Genera 69 Species
Guyana
15 Families 79 Genera 179 Species
Haiti
4 Families 15 Genera 18 Species
Honduras
12 Families 55 Genera 115 Species
Hungary
13 Families 30 Genera 58 Species
Iceland
13 Families 33 Genera 43 Species
India
21 Families 187 Genera 679 Species
Indonesia
18 Families 204 Genera 912 Species
Iran
9 Families 25 Genera 46 Species
Iraq
6 Families 14 Genera 15 Species
Ireland
10 Families 34 Genera 66 Species
Israel
10 Families 26 Genera 43 Species
Italy
18 Families 65 Genera 173 Species
Ivory Coast
10 Families 62 Genera 159 Species
Jamaica
8 Families 42 Genera 66 Species
Japan
19 Families 114 Genera 267 Species
Jordan
10 Families 32 Genera 47 Species
Kazakhstan
29 Families 58 Genera 80 Species
Kenya
12 Families 76 Genera 229 Species
Kiribati
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Kuwait
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species
Kyrgyzstan
20 Families 54 Genera 85 Species
Laos
12 Families 47 Genera 65 Species
Latvia
8 Families 17 Genera 27 Species
Lebanon
7 Families 24 Genera 34 Species
Lesotho
7 Families 15 Genera 21 Species
Liberia
14 Families 82 Genera 225 Species
Libya
3 Families 12 Genera 18 Species
Liechtenstein
7 Families 15 Genera 34 Species
Lithuania
10 Families 29 Genera 73 Species
Luxembourg
16 Families 41 Genera 79 Species
Madagascar
11 Families 74 Genera 215 Species
Malawi
11 Families 70 Genera 179 Species
Malaysia
16 Families 127 Genera 370 Species
Maldives
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Mali
7 Families 23 Genera 50 Species
Malta
3 Families 9 Genera 13 Species
Marshall Islands
4 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Mauritania
4 Families 12 Genera 18 Species
Mauritius
9 Families 46 Genera 78 Species
Mexico
18 Families 127 Genera 465 Species
Micronesia
14 Families 57 Genera 104 Species
Moldova
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species
Monaco
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Mongolia
19 Families 30 Genera 34 Species
Montenegro
8 Families 16 Genera 24 Species
Morocco
10 Families 46 Genera 98 Species
Mozambique
14 Families 76 Genera 172 Species
Myanmar
19 Families 67 Genera 110 Species
Namibia
12 Families 74 Genera 164 Species
Nepal
17 Families 85 Genera 184 Species
Netherlands
25 Families 158 Genera 410 Species
New Zealand
11 Families 43 Genera 60 Species
Nicaragua
12 Families 56 Genera 100 Species
Niger
8 Families 27 Genera 42 Species
Nigeria
14 Families 99 Genera 349 Species
Niue
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species
North Korea
7 Families 22 Genera 38 Species
Norway
14 Families 66 Genera 133 Species
Oman
7 Families 22 Genera 34 Species
Pakistan
9 Families 23 Genera 32 Species
Palau
14 Families 50 Genera 75 Species
Palestine
5 Families 9 Genera 10 Species
Panama
15 Families 93 Genera 232 Species
Papua New Guinea
17 Families 83 Genera 196 Species
Paraguay
12 Families 54 Genera 116 Species
Peru
18 Families 125 Genera 422 Species
Philippines
16 Families 104 Genera 298 Species
Poland
14 Families 40 Genera 86 Species
Portugal
14 Families 54 Genera 113 Species
Qatar
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species
Republic of the Congo
4 Families 10 Genera 12 Species
Republic South Africa
18 Families 121 Genera 395 Species
Romania
9 Families 22 Genera 42 Species
Russia
46 Families 116 Genera 233 Species
Rwanda
9 Families 30 Genera 51 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Families 9 Genera 9 Species
Saint Lucia
6 Families 29 Genera 37 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Samoa
3 Families 4 Genera 6 Species
San Marino
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Families 10 Genera 18 Species
Saudi Arabia
5 Families 11 Genera 15 Species
Senegal
10 Families 44 Genera 93 Species
Serbia
12 Families 31 Genera 51 Species
Seychelles
6 Families 21 Genera 35 Species
Sierra Leone
9 Families 55 Genera 144 Species
Singapore
14 Families 70 Genera 109 Species
Slovakia
9 Families 25 Genera 53 Species
Slovenia
9 Families 25 Genera 48 Species
Solomon Islands
13 Families 68 Genera 132 Species
Somalia
8 Families 31 Genera 68 Species
South Korea
13 Families 71 Genera 129 Species
South Sudan
4 Families 19 Genera 33 Species
Spain
19 Families 88 Genera 184 Species
Sri Lanka
12 Families 75 Genera 174 Species
Sudan
10 Families 35 Genera 88 Species
Suriname
16 Families 101 Genera 315 Species
Sweden
25 Families 123 Genera 305 Species
Switzerland
11 Families 49 Genera 118 Species
Syria
8 Families 22 Genera 34 Species
Taiwan
16 Families 101 Genera 368 Species
Tajikistan
3 Families 6 Genera 5 Species
Tanzania
11 Families 82 Genera 245 Species
Thailand
20 Families 147 Genera 337 Species
Togo
10 Families 37 Genera 83 Species
Tonga
3 Families 14 Genera 14 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
11 Families 54 Genera 121 Species
Tunisia
7 Families 15 Genera 18 Species
Turkey
11 Families 37 Genera 85 Species
Turkmenistan
4 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Tuvalu
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Uganda
11 Families 87 Genera 311 Species
Ukraine
11 Families 27 Genera 58 Species
United Arab Emirates
6 Families 17 Genera 26 Species
United Kingdom
56 Families 218 Genera 505 Species
Uruguay
6 Families 20 Genera 31 Species
USA
37 Families 257 Genera 957 Species
Uzbekistan
5 Families 10 Genera 14 Species
Vanuatu
3 Families 6 Genera 5 Species
Venezuela
18 Families 111 Genera 324 Species
Vietnam
18 Families 133 Genera 286 Species
Yemen
5 Families 19 Genera 22 Species
Zambia
12 Families 82 Genera 280 Species
Zimbabwe
11 Families 78 Genera 212 Species
Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Azores
4 Families 10 Genera 16 Species
Bacan islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species
Capricorn Group
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Hebrides
7 Families 11 Genera 14 Species
Inner Hebrides
7 Families 11 Genera 14 Species
Islands of Chile
11 Families 35 Genera 45 Species
Islands of the Stagnone of Marsala
4 Families 9 Genera 11 Species
Langkawi
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
Macaronesia
10 Families 44 Genera 90 Species
Northern Isles
5 Families 12 Genera 17 Species
Northern Orkney Islands
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species
Obi Islands
1 Families 6 Genera 6 Species
Orkney Islands
4 Families 8 Genera 12 Species
Outer Hebrides
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Scalloway Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species
Shetland Islands
5 Families 12 Genera 13 Species
Solitary Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species
South Shetland Islands
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species
Southern Orkney Islands
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species
Uist
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species
Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds
6 Families 14 Genera 26 Species
Green River Formation
12 Families 27 Genera 44 Species
Koshelevka Formation
7 Families 8 Genera 8 Species
Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
4 Families 7 Genera 11 Species
Posidonia Shale
9 Families 16 Genera 17 Species
Rott Formation
8 Families 15 Genera 19 Species
Tiaojishan Formation
6 Families 15 Genera 19 Species
Wellington Formation
6 Families 12 Genera 24 Species
Yixian Formation
18 Families 35 Genera 40 Species