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Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
106
330
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
106
330
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire
4 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies3SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire
8 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1758Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners2SpeciesTaxom
Arigomphus Needham, 1854Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1758Club-Tailed Dragonflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire
15 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Arigomphus villosipes Selys, 1854Unicorn Clubtail
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758Club-tailed Dragonfly
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Cheshire
SuperfamilyAeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyGomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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