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Checklist for Subfamily Brachydiplacinae Tillyard, 1917
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1908
11352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1276
7614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1159
7407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
16
490
3638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
15
489
3634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
7
251
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
183
1338
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
25
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
25 Genera with 142 Species
#ABCEFHMNOPRTU
Anatya Kirby, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Anectothemis Fraser, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Argyrothemis Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brachydiplax Brauer, 195310SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonia Kirby, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Chalcostephia Kirby, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Chalybeothemis Lieftinck, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Congothemis Fraser, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Edonis Needham, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eleuthemis Ris, 20154SpeciesTaxom
Elga Ris, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Fylgia Kirby, 1989White-eyed Skimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Hemistigma Kirby, 1842Pied-spots3SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1989Dashers49SpeciesTaxom
Nannophya Rambur, 1935Pygmyflies10SpeciesTaxom
Nannophyopsis Lieftinck, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18348SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 193124SpeciesTaxom
Porpacithemis Fraser, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Porpax Karsch, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Raphismia Kirby, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Thermochoria Kirby, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Tyriobapta Kirby, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 19197SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
142 Species and 16 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Anatya normalis (Calvert, 1899)⇒ Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anectothemis apicalis (Fraser, 1954)⇒ Congothemis longistyla Fraser, 1953
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868Blue Dasher
Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea Brauer, 1868
Brachydiplax chalybea flavovittata Ris, 1911
Brachydiplax chalybea simalura Ris, 1915
Brachydiplax denticauda Brauer, 1867Palemouth
Brachydiplax duivenbodei Brauer, 1866Darkmouth
Brachydiplax farinosa Krüger, 1902Emerald-flanked marsh hawk
Brachydiplax okinavensis (Oguma, 1922)⇒ Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868
Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842Little blue marsh hawk
Brachydiplax sollaarti Lieftinck, 1953
Brachygonia angulicostana Walsingham, 1900
Brachygonia oculata Brauer, 1878
Brachygonia ophelia Ris, 1910
Brachygonia puella Lieftinck, 1937
Chalcostephia coronata (Selys, 1869)⇒ Chalcostephia flavifrons spinifera Pinhey, 1962
Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889Inspector
Chalcostephia flavifrons flavifrons Kirby, 1889
Chalcostephia flavifrons spinifera Pinhey, 1962
Chalybeothemis chini Dow, Choong ..., 2007
Chalybeothemis fluviatilis Lieftinck, 1933
Congothemis apicalis Fraser, 1954
Congothemis longistyla Fraser, 1953
Edonis helena Needham, 1905
Eleuthemis buettikoferi Ris, 1910Firebelly
Eleuthemis eogaster Dijkstra, 2015Sunrise Firebelly
Eleuthemis libera Dijkstra & K..., 2015Free Firebelly
Eleuthemis umbrina Dijkstra & L..., 2015Shadow Firebelly
Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Elga newtonsantosi Machado, 1992Clam shrimp
Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Fylgia amazonica amazonica Kirby, 1889
Fylgia amazonica lychnitina (De Marmels, 1989)⇒ Paratomoxia pulchella Ermisch, 1949
Hemistigma affinis Rambur, 1842
Hemistigma albipuncta Rambur, 1842African piedspot
Hemistigma albipunctum Rambur, 1842African Pied-spot
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945
Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911Artemis Dasher
Micrathyria athenais Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897Black Dasher
Micrathyria borgmeieri Santos, 1947
Micrathyria caerulistyla Donnelly, 1992Blue-tipped Dasher
Micrathyria cambridgei Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria coropinae Geijskes, 1963Eastern clam shrimp
Micrathyria debilis Hagen, 1861
Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
Micrathyria dido Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906Caribbean Dasher
Micrathyria duplicata Navas, 1922Agassiz clam shrimp
Micrathyria dythemoides Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890Thornbush Dasher
Micrathyria hesperis Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Micrathyria kleerekoperi Calvert, 1946Tropical clam shrimp
Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria longifasciata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919Oklahoma clam shrimp
Micrathyria mengeri mengeri Ris, 1919
Micrathyria mengeri watsoni (Dunkle, 1995)⇒ Euchalcia gerda Püngeler, 1907
Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
Micrathyria ocellata dentiens (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861
Micrathyria ocellata ocellata Martin, 1897
Micrathyria ocellata quicha (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861
Micrathyria paruensis Geijskes, 1963Eastern clam shrimp
Micrathyria pirassunungae Santos, 1953Variable clam shrimp
Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria pseudhypodidyma Costa, Loure..., 2002
Micrathyria ringueleti Rodrigues, 1988
Micrathyria romani Sjöstedt, 1918
Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria spuria Selys, 1900
Micrathyria stawiarskii Santos, 1953Variable clam shrimp
Micrathyria surinamensis Geijskes, 1963Eastern clam shrimp
Micrathyria sympriona Tennessen, 2000
Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897Pale-footed Dasher
Micrathyria ungulata Förster, 1907
Micrathyria venezuelae De Marmels, 1989
Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865Australian pygmyfly
Nannophya dalei Tillyard, 1908Eastern Pygmyfly
Nannophya exigua Kirby, 1889
Nannophya fenshami Theischinger, 2020Artesian pygmyfly
Nannophya katrainensis (Singh, 1955)⇒ Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793
Nannophya maculosa Hagen, 1861
Nannophya occidentalis Tillyard, 1908Western Pygmyfly
Nannophya paulsoni Theischinger, 2003Scarlet Pygmyfly
Nannophya pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857
Nannophya yutsehongi Navas, 1935
Nannophyopsis chalcosoma Lieftinck, 1935
Nannophyopsis clara Needham, 1930Emerald Dwarf
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857Elfin Skimmer
Nephepeltia aequisetis Calvert, 1909
Nephepeltia berlai Santos, 1950
Nephepeltia chalconota Ris, 1919
Nephepeltia flavifrons Karsch, 1889
Nephepeltia flavipennis von Ellenrieder, 2014
Nephepeltia leonardina Rácenis, 1953Stripe-fronted Dryad
Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834Spine-bellied Dryad
Nephepeltia phryne phryne Perty, 1834
Oligoclada abbreviata Rambur, 1842
Oligoclada abbreviata abbreviata Rambur, 1842
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Oligoclada amphinome Ris, 1919
Oligoclada borrori Santos, 1945
Oligoclada calverti Santos, 1951
Oligoclada crocogaster Borror, 1931
Oligoclada haywardi Fraser, 1947
Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931
Oligoclada hypophane De Marmels, 1989
Oligoclada laetitia Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Oligoclada leucotaenia De Marmels, 1989
Oligoclada monosticha Borror, 1931
Oligoclada nemesis Ris, 1911Cyclestherians
Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Oligoclada raineyi (Ris, 1919)⇒ Oligoclada abbreviata Rambur, 1842
Oligoclada rhea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Oligoclada risi Geijskes, 1984
Oligoclada rubribasalis von Ellenrie..., 2008
Oligoclada stenoptera Borror, 1931
Oligoclada sylvia Kirby, 1889
Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931
Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931
Oligoclada xanthopleura Borror, 1931
Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954
Porpacithemis leakeyi (Pinhey, 1955)⇒ Porpacithemis dubia Fraser, 1954
Porpax asperipes Karsch, 1896
Porpax bipunctus Pinhey, 1966
Porpax garambensis Pinhey, 1966
Porpax mezierei Dijkstra & K..., 2015Blue-spotted Pricklyleg
Porpax risi Pinhey, 1958
Porpax sentipes Dijkstra, 2006
Porpax xanthomelas (Schmidt, 1909)⇒ Porpacella xanthomelas Schmidt, 1909
Raphismia bispina Hagen, 1867Mangrove Dwarf
Raphismia inermis Ris, 1910
Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889Dash-winged Piedface
Thermochoria equivocata picta Sjöstedt, 1899
Thermochoria jeanneli Martin, 1915Clear-winged Piedface
Tyriobapta kuekenthali Karsch, 1900
Tyriobapta laidlawi Ris, 1919
Tyriobapta torrida Kirby, 1889
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842
Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909
Uracis reducta Fraser, 1946
Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897
Uracis turrialba Ris, 1919