Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Alberta (West Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 496
5124
14291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 494
5119
14288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 23
80
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
38
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
38
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
25
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
25
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Alberta
5 Families width 61 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Alberta
25 Genera with 61 Species
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1908 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Alloaeschna Wighton & Wi..., 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1773 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegaster Leach, 1807 | Golden-Ringed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Didymops Rambur, 1840 | Brown Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1871 | Baskettails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890 | Whitefaces | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1913 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurocordulia Selys, 1871 | Shadowdragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874 | Snaketails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 1890 | Rock Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progomphus Selys, 1854 | Sanddragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1895 | Blue-eyed darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1925 | Emerald Dragonflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Stylurus Needham, 1873 | Hanging Clubtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alberta
61 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 | Canada darner | | Aeshna constricta Say, 1840 | Lance-tipped darner | | Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764 | Blue hawker | | Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866 | Lake darner | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805 | Autumn Hawker | | Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856 | Paddle-tailed darner | | Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839 | Azure darner | | Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861 | Zigzag darner | | Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908 | Bog hawker | | Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908 | Shadow darner | | Alloaeschna marklae ♰ D. C. Wighton, 1986 | | | Alloaeschna paskapooensis ♰ D. C. Wighton, 1986 | | | Alloaeschna quadrata ♰ D. C. Wighton, 1986 | | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807 | Common Goldenring | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Didymops transversa Say, 1840 | Stream Cruiser | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886 | Beaverpond Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871 | Spiny Baskettail | | Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 | Boreal Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890 | Frosted Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 | Belted Whiteface | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857) | ⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857 | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993 | | | Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 | Boreal Snaketail | | Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 | Pale Snaketail | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Rhionaeschna californica Calvert, 1895 | California Darner | | Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839 | Ringed Emerald | | Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871 | Lake Emerald | | Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866 | Forcipate Emerald | | Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878 | Delicate Emerald | | Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871) | ⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | | Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898) | ⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | | Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871 | Mountain Emerald | | Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 | Whitehouse's emerald | | Stylurus notatus Rambur, 1842 | Elusive Clubtail | | Stylurus scudderi Selys, 1873 | Zebra Clubtail | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861 | Saffron Winged Meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993) | ⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913 | | Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861 | Red-veined meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874 | Striped meadowhawk | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Alberta
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