Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 343
2249
4122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2244
4117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 15
32
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 9
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 9
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
12
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Ireland
5 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Northern Ireland
12 Genera with 13 Species | Aeshna Fabricius, 1758 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Basiaeschna Selys, 1839 | Springtime Darner | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachytron Evans, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegaster Leach, 1807 | Golden-Ringed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1861 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphus Leach, 1858 | Club-Tailed Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hagenius Selys, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
13 Species | Aeshna grandis Linnaeus, 1758 | Amber-winged Hawker | | Basiaeschna janata Say, 1839 | Springtime Darner | | Brachytron pratense Müller, 1764 | Hairy dragonfly | | Cordulegaster boltonii Donovan, 1807 | Common Goldenring | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858 | Plains Clubtail | | Hagenius brevistylus Selys, 1854 | Black clubtail | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868 | Fiery Skimmer | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Northern Ireland
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