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Checklist for Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
and region Epping Forest (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		125
519
881		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		125
519
881		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		9
17
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
16
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		8
16
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
7
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies		3
7
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Epping Forest
3 Families width 15 Species
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners5SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Epping Forest
7 Genera with 15 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1805Aeshna Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1815Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Brachytron Evans, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Epping Forest
15 Species
Aeshna cyanea O. F. Müller, 1764Blue hawker
Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758Amber-winged Hawker
Aeshna mixta Latreille, 1805Autumn Hawker
Anax imperator Leach, 1815Blue Emperor
Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764Hairy dragonfly
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
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

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Epping Forest
SuperfamilyAeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
4
10		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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