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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2135
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2133
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
42
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
15
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
15
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
8 Genera with 16 Species
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly5SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
16 Species
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Libellulidae at artfakta.se
Libellulidae at dyntaxa.se
Libellulidae at gbif.org
Libellulidae at irmng.org
Libellulidae at itis.gov
Libellulidae at marinespecies.org