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Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1367
32066
207553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1360
32013
207217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
135
673
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
92
472
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
72
418
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
12
193
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
12
193
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
12 Families width 658 Species and 54 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners164SpeciesTaxom
Aktassiidae Pritykina, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Chlorogomphidae Needham, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893Biddie15SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails70SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies98SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers283SpeciesTaxom
Neopetaliidae Tillyard & F..., 19400SpeciesTaxom
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly13SpeciesTaxom
Proterogomphidae Bechly, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917)5SpeciesTaxom
Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1917Southern emeralds1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Europe
SuperfamilyAeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
4
45
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyCordulegastroidea
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
15
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyGomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
36
98
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
Selys, 1840
5
106
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyPetaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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