Anisoptera (Berthold 1827), Dragonflies ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Infraorder

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	315 2742 23344	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	212 1837 15688	Families Genera Species
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	170 1701 15422	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	23 670 8007	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 Dragonflies, True Dragonflies	21 667 8003	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Anisoptera Berthold, 1827

Clade	Aeshnoptera ♰ Bechly, 1996	0 1 1	Families Genus Species
Superfamily	Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842	7 138 1411	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Cordulegastroidea Tillyard, 1917	1 12 172	Family Genera Species
Superfamily	Gomphoidea Carle, 1986	2 170 2115	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Libelluloidea Selys, 1840	10 336 4255	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Petaluroidea Carle, 1986	1 8 47	Family Genera Species
Genus	Austroprotolindenia ♰ Beattie & Nel, 2012	1	Species
Genus	Telmaeshna Zhang & al., 2008	1	Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Anisoptera

German	Großlibellen
English	Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
Dutch	Echte libellen, Ongelijkvleugeligen, Ongelijkvleugeligen of echte libellen
Swedish	Egentliga trollsländor, Mosaiksländor, Stortrollsländor
Finnish	Aitosudenkorennot, Erilaissiipiset
Norwegian	Libeller
French	Libellules

Distribution and Species lists of Anisoptera Berthold, 1827

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Afghanistan
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Albania
4 Families 13 Genera 21 Species

Algeria
4 Families 18 Genera 33 Species

Andorra
3 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Angola
4 Families 53 Genera 149 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
1 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Argentina
9 Families 58 Genera 146 Species

Armenia
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Australia
9 Families 112 Genera 333 Species

Austria
5 Families 24 Genera 63 Species

Azerbaijan
2 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Bahamas
3 Families 18 Genera 29 Species

Bahrain
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Bangladesh
3 Families 19 Genera 24 Species

Barbados
2 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

Belarus
4 Families 12 Genera 29 Species

Belgium
5 Families 26 Genera 63 Species

Belize
4 Families 24 Genera 39 Species

Benin
4 Families 27 Genera 51 Species

Bhutan
2 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Bolivia
4 Families 32 Genera 71 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Botswana
4 Families 41 Genera 99 Species

Brazil
6 Families 102 Genera 344 Species

Brunei
3 Families 14 Genera 19 Species

Bulgaria
5 Families 17 Genera 43 Species

Burkina Faso
2 Families 11 Genera 31 Species

Burundi
4 Families 32 Genera 76 Species

Cambodia
4 Families 62 Genera 103 Species

Cameroon
4 Families 49 Genera 131 Species

Canada
6 Families 75 Genera 276 Species

Cape Verde
4 Families 15 Genera 20 Species

Central African Republic
4 Families 24 Genera 43 Species

Chad
4 Families 14 Genera 29 Species

Chile
7 Families 29 Genera 51 Species

China
8 Families 116 Genera 313 Species

Colombia
5 Families 78 Genera 250 Species

Comoros
3 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Costa Rica
5 Families 62 Genera 195 Species

Croatia
5 Families 21 Genera 37 Species

Cuba
3 Families 35 Genera 78 Species

Cyprus
4 Families 12 Genera 26 Species

Czech Republic
5 Families 25 Genera 60 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 65 Genera 186 Species

Denmark
5 Families 29 Genera 65 Species

Djibouti
2 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Dominica
2 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Dominican Republic
3 Families 25 Genera 43 Species

East Timor
3 Families 19 Genera 31 Species

Ecuador
4 Families 52 Genera 137 Species

Egypt
4 Families 24 Genera 45 Species

El Salvador
3 Families 23 Genera 34 Species

Equatorial Guinea
4 Families 33 Genera 74 Species

Eritrea
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Estonia
5 Families 18 Genera 49 Species

Ethiopia
4 Families 31 Genera 89 Species

Fiji
3 Families 12 Genera 14 Species

Finland
5 Families 29 Genera 71 Species

France
6 Families 68 Genera 142 Species

Gabon
4 Families 54 Genera 148 Species

Gambia
5 Families 30 Genera 71 Species

Georgia
6 Families 55 Genera 139 Species

Germany
9 Families 71 Genera 211 Species

Ghana
4 Families 43 Genera 103 Species

Greece
6 Families 41 Genera 105 Species

Grenada
1 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Guatemala
4 Families 46 Genera 106 Species

Guinea
4 Families 34 Genera 87 Species

Guinea-Bissau
4 Families 25 Genera 46 Species

Guyana
4 Families 46 Genera 105 Species

Haiti
2 Families 11 Genera 14 Species

Honduras
4 Families 38 Genera 71 Species

Hungary
4 Families 15 Genera 33 Species

Iceland
5 Families 18 Genera 26 Species

India
7 Families 107 Genera 374 Species

Indonesia
6 Families 117 Genera 407 Species

Iran
4 Families 16 Genera 31 Species

Iraq
3 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Ireland
5 Families 16 Genera 33 Species

Israel
4 Families 16 Genera 26 Species

Italy
5 Families 35 Genera 109 Species

Ivory Coast
4 Families 47 Genera 119 Species

Jamaica
3 Families 22 Genera 39 Species

Japan
7 Families 72 Genera 174 Species

Jordan
3 Families 15 Genera 15 Species

Kazakhstan
6 Families 20 Genera 28 Species

Kenya
4 Families 51 Genera 154 Species

Kiribati
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kuwait
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Kyrgyzstan
2 Families 10 Genera 23 Species

Laos
4 Families 23 Genera 33 Species

Latvia
4 Families 8 Genera 17 Species

Lebanon
3 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Lesotho
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Liberia
4 Families 56 Genera 148 Species

Libya
2 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Liechtenstein
4 Families 8 Genera 22 Species

Lithuania
5 Families 17 Genera 48 Species

Luxembourg
5 Families 18 Genera 45 Species

Madagascar
5 Families 49 Genera 115 Species

Malawi
4 Families 51 Genera 118 Species

Malaysia
5 Families 78 Genera 169 Species

Maldives
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Mali
3 Families 17 Genera 37 Species

Malta
2 Families 7 Genera 11 Species

Marshall Islands
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Mauritania
2 Families 9 Genera 12 Species

Mauritius
5 Families 29 Genera 45 Species

Mexico
6 Families 68 Genera 241 Species

Micronesia
4 Families 31 Genera 59 Species

Moldova
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Monaco
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mongolia
6 Families 10 Genera 14 Species

Montenegro
4 Families 10 Genera 18 Species

Morocco
5 Families 31 Genera 66 Species

Mozambique
4 Families 54 Genera 117 Species

Myanmar
6 Families 35 Genera 50 Species

Namibia
5 Families 56 Genera 115 Species

Nepal
6 Families 57 Genera 122 Species

Netherlands
7 Families 53 Genera 115 Species

New Zealand
5 Families 28 Genera 36 Species

Nicaragua
5 Families 37 Genera 59 Species

Niger
3 Families 19 Genera 31 Species

Nigeria
5 Families 69 Genera 221 Species

North Korea
4 Families 15 Genera 32 Species

Norway
5 Families 28 Genera 62 Species

Oman
3 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Pakistan
4 Families 13 Genera 21 Species

Palau
4 Families 27 Genera 41 Species

Palestine
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Panama
5 Families 60 Genera 132 Species

Papua New Guinea
6 Families 39 Genera 79 Species

Paraguay
4 Families 34 Genera 68 Species

Peru
5 Families 61 Genera 201 Species

Philippines
5 Families 58 Genera 116 Species

Poland
5 Families 19 Genera 48 Species

Portugal
5 Families 29 Genera 51 Species

Qatar
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Republic of the Congo
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Republic South Africa
6 Families 74 Genera 225 Species

Romania
4 Families 11 Genera 23 Species

Russia
6 Families 35 Genera 93 Species

Rwanda
3 Families 21 Genera 42 Species

Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Saint Lucia
3 Families 16 Genera 22 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Samoa
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

San Marino
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
2 Families 9 Genera 17 Species

Saudi Arabia
3 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Senegal
4 Families 30 Genera 64 Species

Serbia
5 Families 13 Genera 23 Species

Seychelles
3 Families 15 Genera 28 Species

Sierra Leone
4 Families 41 Genera 112 Species

Singapore
4 Families 48 Genera 72 Species

Slovakia
5 Families 14 Genera 32 Species

Slovenia
5 Families 14 Genera 22 Species

Solomon Islands
5 Families 42 Genera 78 Species

Somalia
4 Families 21 Genera 49 Species

South Korea
6 Families 50 Genera 90 Species

South Sudan
2 Families 13 Genera 22 Species

Spain
5 Families 44 Genera 99 Species

Sri Lanka
4 Families 48 Genera 79 Species

Sudan
4 Families 25 Genera 62 Species

Suriname
4 Families 59 Genera 202 Species

Sweden
6 Families 46 Genera 108 Species

Switzerland
5 Families 33 Genera 80 Species

Syria
3 Families 14 Genera 21 Species

Taiwan
6 Families 67 Genera 250 Species

Tajikistan
1 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Tanzania
4 Families 57 Genera 161 Species

Thailand
7 Families 87 Genera 177 Species

Togo
4 Families 25 Genera 61 Species

Tonga
2 Families 9 Genera 9 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
3 Families 33 Genera 79 Species

Tunisia
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Turkey
5 Families 24 Genera 60 Species

Turkmenistan
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Tuvalu
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uganda
4 Families 63 Genera 202 Species

Ukraine
5 Families 16 Genera 34 Species

United Arab Emirates
3 Families 12 Genera 20 Species

United Kingdom
9 Families 99 Genera 264 Species

Uruguay
3 Families 12 Genera 21 Species

USA
7 Families 123 Genera 537 Species

Uzbekistan
2 Families 7 Genera 10 Species

Vanuatu
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Venezuela
5 Families 62 Genera 168 Species

Vietnam
6 Families 80 Genera 141 Species

Yemen
3 Families 14 Genera 16 Species

Zambia
4 Families 62 Genera 187 Species

Zimbabwe
4 Families 59 Genera 140 Species

Distribution on islands

Aldabra Group
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Hebrides
4 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Inner Hebrides
4 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Islands of Chile
5 Families 22 Genera 30 Species

Langkawi
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Macaronesia
5 Families 29 Genera 56 Species

Northern Isles
3 Families 5 Genera 9 Species

Northern Orkney Islands
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Obi Islands
1 Families 6 Genera 6 Species

Orkney Islands
3 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Outer Hebrides
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Shetland Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Solitary Islands
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Southern Orkney Islands
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Uist
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families 5 Genera 10 Species

Green River Formation
3 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Koshelevka Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Posidonia Shale
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rott Formation
3 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Tiaojishan Formation
0 Families 0 Genera 0 Species

Wellington Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Yixian Formation
5 Families 10 Genera 10 Species

Links, sources and further information

Anisoptera at artfakta.se
Anisoptera at dyntaxa.se
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at itis.gov
Anisoptera at marinespecies.org