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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Alicante (Valencian Community, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
160
947
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
159
946
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
26
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
15
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
15
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alicante
8 Genera with 16 Species
Brachythemis Brauer, 1890Groundlings1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Selysiothemis Ris, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1891Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alicante
16 Species
Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Selysiothemis nigra Vander Linden, 1825Black Pennant
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977Desert darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891Kirby's Dropwing

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Alicante
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
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