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Checklist for Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
and region Northwest Territories (North Canada, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		274
1634
3048		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		274
1634
3048		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		15
28
52		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
14
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		8
14
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
9
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies		4
9
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Territories
4 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners9SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails5SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Territories
9 Genera with 26 Species
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890Whitefaces4SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1925Emerald Dragonflies4SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Territories
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeshna eremita Scudder, 1866Lake darner
Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908Variable darner
Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758Common Aeshna
Aeshna palmata Hagen, 1856Paddle-tailed darner
Aeshna septentrionalis Burmeister, 1839Azure darner
Aeshna sitchensis Hagen, 1861Zigzag darner
Aeshna subarctica Walker, 1908Bog hawker
Aeshna tuberculifera Walker, 1908Aeschne à Tubercules
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866American Emerald
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854Boreal Snaketail
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925Whitehouse's emerald
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Northwest Territories
SuperfamilyAeshnoidea
Rambur, 1842
1
1
9		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyGomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyLibelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
7
16		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Anisoptera at artfakta.se
Anisoptera at dyntaxa.se
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at gbif.org
Anisoptera at itis.gov
Anisoptera at marinespecies.org