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Checklist for Subfamily Brachydiplacinae Tillyard, 1917
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
75
521
2448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
54
353
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
48
345
1833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
10
164
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
10
164
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
87
461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
70
419
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
10
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
10 Genera with 85 Species
Anatya Kirby, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Argyrothemis Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Edonis Needham, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Elga Ris, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Fylgia Kirby, 1989White-eyed Skimmer3SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1989Dashers47SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1868
Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18348SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 193124SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18976SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
85 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Edonis helena Needham, 1905
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
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 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 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
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
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842
Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909
Uracis reducta Fraser, 1946
Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897