Species list, Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera (Dragonflies) for Portland (Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA)

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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Checklist for Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
and region Portland (Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	66 203 236	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	66 203 236	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	5 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	5 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	4 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 Dragonflies, True Dragonflies	4 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
4 Families width 8 Species

Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842	Darners	1	Species	Taxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842	Club-tailed dragonflies	2	Species	Taxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842	Chasers	4	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
6 Genera with 8 Species

Aeshna Fabricius, 1908	Aeshna Dragonfly	1	Species	Taxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854	Spiny-Legged Clubtails	1	Species	Taxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758	Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly	2	Species	Taxom
Macromia Rambur, 1862	river cruiser	1	Species	Taxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1862	Snaketails	1	Species	Taxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861	Darter Dragonfly	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)
8 Species

Aeshna interrupta Walker, 1908	Variable darner
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854	Black-shouldered Clubtail
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)	⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758	Four Spotted Chaser
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862	Illinois River Cruiser
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862	Rusty Snaketail
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861	Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861	White-faced meadowhawk

Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Portland (Middlesex County Connecticut)

Superfamily	Aeshnoidea Rambur, 1842	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Gomphoidea Carle, 1986	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Libelluloidea Selys, 1840	2 3 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Anisoptera at artfakta.se
Anisoptera at dyntaxa.se
Anisoptera at gbif.org
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Anisoptera at itis.gov
Anisoptera at marinespecies.org