Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 256
1629
3292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 255
1627
3289 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 11
37
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
31
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
31
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 3
21
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 3
21
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Comoro Islands
3 Families width 49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Comoro Islands
21 Genera with 49 Species
| Aeshna Fabricius, 1908 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1893 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 2009 | Duskhawkers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890 | Whitefaces | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nesocordulia McLachlan, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1925 | Emerald Dragonflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermorthemis Kirby, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1832 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1869 | Dropwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoro Islands
49 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866 | Lake darner | | Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908 | Variable darner | | Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Aeshna | | 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 | | Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 | Black Emperor | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet | | Gynacantha bispina Rambur, 1842 | | | Gynacantha comorensis Couteyen & P..., 2009 | Comoro Duskhawker | | Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890 | Boreal Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940 | Canada Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 | Belted Whiteface | | Libellula lateralis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Nesocordulia villiersi Legrand, 1984 | | | Orthetrum azureum Rambur, 1842 | | | Orthetrum azureum lugubre Ris, 1915 | | | Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773 | Portia Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839 | Ringed Emerald | | Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878 | Delicate Emerald | | Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871) | ⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | | Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918 | Kennedy's emerald | | Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898) | ⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | | Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | Treeline Emerald | | Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871 | Mountain Emerald | | Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861 | Muskeg Emerald | | Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 | Whitehouse's emerald | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861 | Red-veined meadowhawk | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Thermorthemis comorensis Fraser, 1958 | | | Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832 | Black Marsh Trotter | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | Kirby's Dropwing | | Trithemis selika Selys, 1869 | | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Comoro Islands
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