Checklist of Infraorder Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 (Dragonflies)
for Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2489
4261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2487
4259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 7
31
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 5
27
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 5
27
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 2
19
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 2
19
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Windward Islands
2 Families width 32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Windward Islands
19 Genera with 32 Species | Aeshna Fabricius, 1947 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1861 | Emperors And Green Darners | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1861 | Clubskimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1894 | Setwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gynacantha Rambur, 1842 | Duskhawkers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemianax Selys, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1842 | tropical king skimmer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhionaeschna Förster, 1947 | Blue-eyed darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scapanea Kirby, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1867 | Pasture Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Triacanthagyna Selys, 1857 | Three-spined Darners | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Windward Islands
32 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aeshna psilus (Calvert, 1947) | ⇒ Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880 | | Anax amazili Burmeister, 1839 | Amazon Darner | | Anax ephippiger (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Hemianax ephippiger Burmeister, 1839 | | Anax junius Drury, 1773 | Common Green Darner | | Anax longipes Hagen, 1861 | Comet Darner | | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga archboldi Donnelly, 1970 | | | Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Dythemis sterilis multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Gynacantha nervosa Rambur, 1842 | Twilight Darner | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857 | Skimmer | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842 | | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Rhionaeschna psilus Calvert, 1947 | Turquoise-tipped Darner | | Scapanea archboldi (Donnelly, 1970) | ⇒ Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902 | | Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867 | Garnet Glider | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805 | Keyhole Glider | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 | Antillean Saddlebags | | Triacanthagyna caribbea Williamson, 1923 | Caribbean Darner | | Triacanthagyna septima Selys, 1857 | Pale-green Darner |
Subnodes of Anisoptera with occurrences in Windward Islands
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