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Checklist for Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 (Baskettails)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
105
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
51
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 17 Species
Idomacromia Karsch, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1961river cruiser8SpeciesTaxom
Neophya Selys, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Phyllomacromia Selys, 1961Cruisers7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
17 Species
Idomacromia proavita Karsch, 1896
Macromia africana (Hagen, 1871)⇒ Macromia picta Hagen, 1871
Macromia bicristulata Legrand, 1975
Macromia contumax
Macromia funicularia Martin, 1907
Macromia hervei Legrand, 1980
Macromia lieftincki Fraser, 1954
Macromia picta Hagen, 1871
Macromia pseudafricana Pinhey, 1961
Neophya rutherfordi Selys, 1881
Phyllomacromia africana Hagen, 1871Sahel Cruiser
Phyllomacromia funicularia (Selys, 1871)⇒ Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906
Phyllomacromia hervei Legrand, 1980
Phyllomacromia melania Selys, 1871Sombre Cruiser
Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906Black Cruiser
Phyllomacromia picta Hagen, 1871Darting Cruiser
Phyllomacromia pseudafricana Pinhey, 1961Western Savanna Cruiser

Subnodes of Corduliidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyMacromiinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Corduliidae at ru.ac.za
Corduliidae at artfakta.se
Corduliidae at dyntaxa.se
Corduliidae at gbif.org
Corduliidae at irmng.org
Corduliidae at itis.gov