Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 393
3768
6674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3766
6672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 15
41
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 10
33
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 10
33
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 3
21
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 3
21
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Natal
3 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Natal
21 Genera with 25 Species
| Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratogomphus Selys, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcostephia Kirby, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphaeschna Williamson, 1865 | Pilot Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Davidius Selys, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842 | Swamp Tigertail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notogomphus Selys, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paragomphus Cowley, 1842 | Hooktails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philonomon Förster, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1775 | Blue-eyed darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1899 | Dropwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1900 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Natal
25 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anax imperator Leach, 1815 | Blue Emperor | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889 | Inspector | | Coryphaeschna macromia (Brauer, 1865) | ⇒ Coryphaeschna adnexa Hagen, 1861 | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Davidius trox Needham, 1931 | | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842 | Common Tiger | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878 | Southern Yellowjack | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum jullia falsum | | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842 | Yellow-veined Widow | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842 | Boulder Hooktail | | Rhionaeschna variegata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Natal
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