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Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
1366
2208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
1366
2208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
20
43
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dorsetshire
5 Families width 25 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners7SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie1SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dorsetshire
12 Genera with 25 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegaster Leach, 1807Golden-Ringed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Cretalloaeschna Jarzembowski..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Epomenus Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Libellulium Westwood, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dorsetshire
25 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807Common Goldenring
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Cretalloaeschna cliffordae E. A. Jarzem..., 1996
Epomenus rugosus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellulium agrias J. O. Westwood, 1854
Libellulium kaupii Westwood, 1854
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Dorsetshire
SuperfamilyAeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCordulegastroidea
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyPetaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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