Species list, Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera (Dragonflies) for Extremadura (Central Spain, Spain)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	59 150 176	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	59 150 176	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	5 11 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	2 7 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 Dragonflies, True Dragonflies	2 7 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Extremadura
2 Families width 8 Species

Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	7	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Extremadura
7 Genera with 8 Species

Species list for Extremadura
8 Species

Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)	⇒ Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832	Broad Scarlet
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840	The Western clubtail
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758	Broad bodied chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758	Black tailed skimmer
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840	Nomad
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840	Black-Legged Sympetrum
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805	Plum-coloured Dropwing

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Extremadura

Superfamily	Gomphoidea Carle, 1986	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Libelluloidea Selys, 1840	1 6 7	Family Genera Species	Taxom

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