Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Liberia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 367
5275
8719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
5275
8719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 14
82
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 13
81
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 13
81
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
56
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
56
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Liberia
4 Families width 148 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Liberia
56 Genera with 148 Species
| Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aethriamanta Kirby, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allorrhizucha Karsch, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1889 | Groundlings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bradinopyga Kirby, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1898 | Clubskimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcostephia Kirby, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1952 | Pilot Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1921 | Skimmers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanothemis Ris, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eleuthemis Ris, 2015 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eothemis Ris, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epigomphus Hagen, 1903 | Knobtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidia Selys, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1891 | Duskhawkers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891 | Jungle-skimmers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliaeschna Selys, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemistigma Kirby, 1842 | Pied-spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842 | Swamp Tigertail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestinogomphus Martin, 2015 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lestinogophus Martin, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lokia Ris, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassophlebia Fraser, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1897 | Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microgomphus Selys, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micromacromia Karsch, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neodythemis Karsch, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notiothemis Ris, 1944 | Forestwatchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onychogomphus Selys, 1898 | Pincertails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragomphus Cowley, 1992 | Hooktails | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parazyxomma Pinhey, 1908 | Banded Duskdarter | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllogomphus Selys, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllomacromia Selys, 1871 | Cruisers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1921 | Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thermochoria Kirby, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1798 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tragogomphus Sjöstedt, 2015 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1832 | Saddlebag Gliders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Trithetrum Dijkstra & P..., 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 2015 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zyxomma Rambur, 1889 | Duskdarters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Liberia
148 Species and 7 Subspecies | Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail | | Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842 | | | Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Trumpet-tail | | Acisoma trifidum Kirby, 1889 | Ivory Pintail | | Acisoma variegatum (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | | Aethriamanta rezia Kirby, 1889 | Pygmy Basker | | Allorrhizucha campioni (Ris, 1915) | ⇒ Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898 | | Allorrhizucha preussi Karsch, 1891 | | | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Blue Emperor | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 | Black Emperor | | Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889 | Red Groundling | | Bradinopyga strachani Kirby, 1900 | Red Rock-dweller | | Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898 | | | Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889 | Inspector | | Coryphaeschna viriditas Calvert, 1952 | Mangrove Darner | | Crocothemis brevistigma Pinhey, 1961 | | | Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898 | Divisa scarlet | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921 | Granite scarlet | | Cyanothemis simpsoni Ris, 1915 | Bluebolt | | Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969 | Little Percher | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918 | | Eleuthemis buettikoferi Ris, 1910 | Firebelly | | Eleuthemis umbrina Dijkstra & L..., 2015 | Shadow Firebelly | | Eothemis zygoptera (Ris, 1909) | ⇒ Euchalcia taurica Osthelder, 1933 | | Epigomphus echeverrii Brooks, 1989 | Volcano Knobtail | | Epigomphus tumefactus Calvert, 1903 | | | Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842 | Flame-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848 | Red-mantled Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861 | Black-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Gomphidia gamblesi Gauthier, 1987 | | | Gynacantha africana Palisot de B..., 1805 | Giant Duskhawker | | Gynacantha bullata Karsch, 1891 | Black-kneed Dusk-hawker | | Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891 | Greater Girdled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha manderica Grünberg, 1902 | Little Dusk-Hawker | | Gynacantha nigeriensis Gambles, 1956 | Yellow-legged Duskhawker | | Gynacantha pupillata Dijkstra, 2015 | Spectacled Duskhawker | | Gynacantha vesiculata Karsch, 1891 | Lesser Girdled Duskhawker | | Hadrothemis camarensis Kirby, 1889 | Saddled Jungleskimmer | | Hadrothemis coacta Karsch, 1891 | Robust Jungle-skimmer | | Hadrothemis defecta Karsch, 1891 | Red Jungle-skimmer | | Hadrothemis infesta Karsch, 1891 | Slender Jungle-skimmer | | Hadrothemis versuta Karsch, 1891 | Changeable Jungle-skimmer | | Heliaeschna fuliginosa Karsch, 1893 | Black-banded Duskhawker | | Hemistigma albipuncta Rambur, 1842 | African piedspot | | Hemistigma albipunctum Rambur, 1842 | African Pied-spot | | Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842 | Common Tiger | | Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911) | ⇒ Lestinogophus angustus | | Lestinogomphus matilei Legrand & La..., 2001 | | | Lestinogomphus obtusus Dijkstra, 2015 | Blunt-toothed Fairytail | | Lestinogophus angustus | | | Lokia incongruens Karsch, 1893 | | | Malgassophlebia bispina Fraser, 1958 | Ringed Leaftipper | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897 | | | Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1890 | Large Micmac | | Micromacromia zygoptera Ris, 1909 | Small Micmac | | Neodythemis campioni Ris, 1915 | | | Neodythemis klingi Karsch, 1890 | | | Neodythemis preussi Karsch, 1891 | | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898 | Black-tailed Dancer | | Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966 | Small Blacktail | | Notiothemis robertsi Fraser, 1944 | Robert´s Forestwatcher | | Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail | | Onychogomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898 | | | Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti | | Orthetrum abbotti abbotti Calvert, 1892 | | | Orthetrum abotti abotti | | | Orthetrum agaricum Dijkstra, 2015 | Western Mushroom Skimmer | | Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer | | Orthetrum angustiventre Rambur, 1842 | Many-celled Skimmer | | Orthetrum austeni Kirby, 1900 | Giant Skimmer | | Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900 | | | Orthetrum latihami Pinhey, 1966 | | | Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911 | Farmbush Skimmer | | Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951 | Woodland skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Oxythemis phoenicosceles Ris, 1909 | Pepperpants | | Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773 | Portia Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841 | Common Hooktail | | Paragomphus kiautai Legrand, 1992 | Kiauta's Hooktail | | Paragomphus lemperti Dijkstra & P..., 2015 | Lempert’s Hooktail | | Paragomphus nigroviridis Cammaerts, 1969 | | | Paragomphus tournieri Legrand, 1992 | Tournier's Hooktail | | Parazyxomma flavicans Martin, 1908 | Banded Dusk-Darter | | Phyllogomphus moundi Fraser, 1960 | | | Phyllomacromia funicularia (Selys, 1871) | ⇒ Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906 | | Phyllomacromia hervei Legrand, 1980 | | | Phyllomacromia melania Selys, 1871 | Sombre Cruiser | | Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906 | Black Cruiser | | Phyllomacromia sophia Selys, 1871 | | | Rhyothemis fenestrina Rambur, 1842 | Black-winged flutterer | | Rhyothemis notata Fabricius, 1781 | Veiled Flutterer | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Sympetrum navasi (LaCroix, 1921) | ⇒ Mordellistena ferruginoides Smith, 1882 | | Tetrathemis bifida (Fraser, 1941) | ⇒ Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | | Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | Forest Elf | | Tetrathemis godiardi LaCroix, 1921 | | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889 | Dash-winged Piedface | | Thermochoria equivocata picta Sjöstedt, 1899 | | | Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 | Coral-tailed Cloud Wing | | Tragogomphus christinae Legrand, 1992 | | | Tragogomphus grogonfla Dijkstra, 2015 | Western Horntail | | Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805 | Keyhole Glider | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832 | Black Marsh Trotter | | Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | Halfshade dropwing | | Trithemis africana Brauer, 1867 | Western Phantom Dropwing | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis atra (Pinhey, 1961) | ⇒ Eulepidotis dewitzei Möschler, 1890 | | Trithemis basitincta Ris, 1912 | | | Trithemis dichroa Karsch, 1893 | Black Dropwing | | Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961 | Black Dropwing | | Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912 | Hecate Dropwing | | Trithemis imitata Pinhey, 1961 | Copycat Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | Kirby's Dropwing | | Trithemis monardi Ris, 1931 | Monard's Dropwing | | Trithemis nuptialis Karsch, 1894 | Hairy-legged Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Trithetrum navasi LaCroix, 1921 | Fiery Darter | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker | | Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842 | Greater crimson glider | | Urothemis venata Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015 | Red-veined Basker | | Zygonyx chrysobaphes (Ris, 1915) | ⇒ Zygonyx eusebia Ris, 1912 | | Zygonyx eusebia Ris, 1912 | | | Zygonyx eusebia eusebia Ris, 1912 | | | Zygonyx fallax (Schouteden, 1934) | ⇒ Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934 | | Zygonyx flavicosta Sjöstedt, 1900 | Ensign Cascader | | Zygonyx geminuncus Legrand, 1997 | | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader | | Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934 | Regal Cascader | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader | | Zyxomma atlanticum Selys, 1889 | Clear-winged Dusk-darter |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Liberia
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