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Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
99
753
4569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
67
479
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
53
449
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
11
222
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
11
222
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
4
115
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
88
549
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
88 Genera with 549 Species
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Acisoma Rambur, 1842Pintails1SpeciesTaxom
Aetilla1SpeciesTaxom
Agrionoptera Brauer, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Anatya Kirby, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Antidythemis Kirby, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Argyrothemis Ris, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Belonia Kirby, 1857Belonia lichen2SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants4SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906Clubskimmers24SpeciesTaxom
Camacinia Kirby, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cannacria Kirby, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1861Narrow-winged Skimmers6SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1935Pennants11SpeciesTaxom
Cratilla Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1773Skimmers5SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Diastatops Rambur, 18399SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers5SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings15SpeciesTaxom
Edonis Needham, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Elasmothemis Westfall, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Elga Ris, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks12SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1897Dragonlets59SpeciesTaxom
Fylgia Kirby, 1989White-eyed Skimmer4SpeciesTaxom
Garrisonia Penalva & Costa, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Gynothemis Calvert, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Holotania Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hydrobasileus Kirby, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Idiataphe Cowley, 1861Metallic Pennants5SpeciesTaxom
Ladona Needham, 1857Corporals3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthemis Hagen, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces11SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly48SpeciesTaxom
Lithentomum praecox Mart..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Lyriothemis Brauer, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Macrodiplax Brauer, 1867Marl Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1916Sylphs42SpeciesTaxom
Mesothemis Hagen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1842Dashers3SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1989Dashers50SpeciesTaxom
Misagria Kirby, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Nannodiplax Brauer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1933Archtails2SpeciesTaxom
Nannophya Rambur, 1861Pygmyflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857Skimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18349SpeciesTaxom
Nesogonia Kirby, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Neurothemis Brauer, 17734SpeciesTaxom
Nothodiplax Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 193125SpeciesTaxom
Ophippus Navas, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 2009tropical king skimmer24SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 177021SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Paltothemis Karsch, 2002Rock Skimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders3SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1910Amberwings15SpeciesTaxom
Planiplax Muttkowski, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails4SpeciesTaxom
Potamarcha Karsch, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Protorthemis Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleon Kirby, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomacromia Carle & Wighton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothemis Kirby, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Raphismia Kirby, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867Flutterers6SpeciesTaxom
Scapanea Kirby, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly50SpeciesTaxom
Tarnetrum Needham & Fi..., 18612SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1913Pasture Gliders6SpeciesTaxom
Thermochoria Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thermorthemis Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1798Evening Skimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1962Saddlebag Gliders18SpeciesTaxom
Trapezostigma Hagen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1889Dropwings7SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Ypirangathemis Santos, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders3SpeciesTaxom
Zyxomma Rambur, 1842Duskdarters1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
549 Species and 51 Subspecies
Aetilla melas
Agrionoptera insignis Rambur, 1842Red Swampdragon
Agrionoptera insignis insignis Rambur, 1842
Agrionoptera longitudinalis Selys, 1878Striped swampdragon
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Anatya normalis (Calvert, 1899)⇒ Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Antidythemis nigra Buchholz, 1952
Antidythemis trameiformis Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Belonia pellucida
Belonia saturata (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890Four-spotted Pennant
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793Asian Amberwing
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Brechmorhoga archboldi Donnelly, 1970
Brechmorhoga diplosema Ris, 1913
Brechmorhoga flavopunctata Martin, 1897
Brechmorhoga innupta Rácenis, 1954
Brechmorhoga latialata González, 1999
Brechmorhoga mendax Hagen, 1861Pale-faced Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga neblinae De Marmels, 1989
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861Masked Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga pertinax eurysema Ris, 1913
Brechmorhoga pertinax pertinax Hagen, 1861
Brechmorhoga pertinax peruviana (Ris, 1913)⇒ Eublemma carneotincta Hampson, 1910
Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Brechmorhoga praecox grenadensis Kirby, 1894
Brechmorhoga praecox postlobata Calvert, 1898
Brechmorhoga praecox praecox Hagen, 1861
Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909
Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898
Brechmorhoga rapax crocosema (Ris, 1913)⇒ Eublemma ceresensis Wiltshire, 1980
Brechmorhoga rapax rapax Calvert, 1898
Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908
Brechmorhoga travassosi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906
Camacinia gigantea Brauer, 1867Giant Knight
Cannacria fumipennis (Currie, 1901)⇒ Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889
Cannacria gravida (Calvert, 1890)⇒ Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cannaphila insularis funerea Carpenter, 1897
Cannaphila insularis insularis Kirby, 1889
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861
Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861Amanda's Pennant
Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922Red-veined Pennant
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922Martha'S Pennant
Celithemis monomelaena (Williamson, 1910)⇒ Eublemma daphoena Hampson, 1910
Celithemis ornata Rambur, 1842Faded Pennant
Celithemis superba Hagen, 1861
Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935Double-ringed Pennant
Cratilla lineata lineata Brauer, 1878
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis nigrifrons Kirby, 1894Black-headed skimmer
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773Acarlet skimmer
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919
Dasythemis mincki Karsch, 1890
Dasythemis mincki clara Ris, 1908
Dasythemis mincki mincki Karsch, 1890
Dasythemis venosa Burmeister, 1839
Diastatops dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
Diastatops emilia Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops estherae Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops intensa Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops maxima Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops nigra Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Diastatops pullata Burmeister, 1839
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacina bolivarii Selys, 1882
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839Scarlet Percher
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes melanopsis Martin, 1901Black-faced Percher
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842Blue ground skimmer
Dythemis aequalis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis debilis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861Checkered Setwing
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906Mayan Setwing
Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910
Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis naeva Hagen, 1861
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899Black Setwing
Dythemis praecox Hagen, 1861
Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Dythemis sterilis multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Edonis helena Needham, 1905
Elasmothemis alcebiadesi Santos, 1945
Elasmothemis aliciae Gonzalez-Sor..., 2006
Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Elasmothemis constricta Calvert, 1898
Elasmothemis kiautai De Marmels, 1989
Elasmothemis rufa De Marmels, 2008
Elasmothemis williamsoni Ris, 1919Summer tadpole shrimp
Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Elga newtonsantosi Machado, 1992Clam shrimp
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis furcata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839Red Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Erythrodiplax ana Guillermo-Fe..., 2016
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax attenuata Kirby, 1889
Erythrodiplax avittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895)⇒ Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice berenice Drury, 1773
Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861
Erythrodiplax branconensis Sjöstedt, 1929Common lynceus
Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall, 2000Bromeliad Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax corallina Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax erratica Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957Chihuahua lynceus
Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax gomesi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax hyalina Förster, 1907
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax justiniana Selys, 1857Antillean Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax longitudinalis Ris, 1919Summer tadpole shrimp
Erythrodiplax luteofrons Santos, 1956
Erythrodiplax lygaea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax maculosa Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax nigricans Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax parvimaculata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax solimaea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax tenuis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax transversa Borror, 1957Chihuahua lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)⇒ Erythrodiplax erratica Erichson, 1848
Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Fylgia amazonica amazonica Kirby, 1889
Fylgia amazonica lychnitina (De Marmels, 1989)⇒ Paratomoxia pulchella Ermisch, 1949
Garrisonia aurindae Penalva & Costa, 2007
Gynothemis aurea Navas, 1933Northwest lynceus
Gynothemis calliste (Ris, 1913)⇒ Eublemma thermochroa Hampson, 1910
Gynothemis heteronycha Calvert, 1909
Gynothemis pumila Karsch, 1890Tiny Sylph
Gynothemis uniseta Geijskes, 1972
Gynothemis venipunctata Calvert, 1909
Hydrobasileus brevistylus Brauer, 1865Water prince
Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889
Idiataphe batesi Ris, 1913
Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866Metallic Pennant
Idiataphe longipes Hagen, 1861
Ladona deplanata Rambur, 1842Blue Corporal
Ladona exusta Say, 1840Libellule Embrasée
Ladona julia Uhler, 1857Chalk-fronted Corporal
Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861
Lepthemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia borelisBoreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890Frosted Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890Belted Whiteface
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula angelina Selys, 1883
Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839Golden-winged Skimmer
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula basalis (Say, 1839)⇒ Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842
Libellula castanea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907Comanche Skimmer
Libellula composita Hagen, 1873Bleached Skimmer
Libellula connata Burmeister, 1839
Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868Neon Skimmer
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Libellula exusta (Say, 1839)⇒ Tolidomordella fenestrata Champion, 1891
Libellula fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938Red-mantled Skimmer
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula jesseana Williamson, 1922Purple Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula juncea (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aeshna juncea Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula mariae Garrison, 1992
Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943Needham's Skimmer
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861Hoary Skimmer
Libellula obsoleta Say, 1839
Libellula ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula palabella
Libellula pleurosticta Burmeister, 1839
Libellula polysticta Burmeister, 1839
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula quarimaculata
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Libellula semiaquea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Libellula subornata (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861
Libellula tripartita Burmeister, 1839
Libellula venosa Burmeister, 1839
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Lithentomum harttii S. H. Scudder, 1867
Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868
Lyriothemis meyeri Selys, 1878
Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861Marl Pennant
Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867Coastal Glider
Macrothemis absimile Costa, 1991
Macrothemis aurimaculata Donnelly, 1984
Macrothemis belliata Belle, 1987
Macrothemis brevidens Belle, 1983
Macrothemis capitata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857Antillean Sylph
Macrothemis cynthia Ris, 1913
Macrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913
Macrothemis extensa Ris, 1913
Macrothemis fallax May, 1998
Macrothemis flavescens Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Macrothemis griseofrons Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis guarauno Rácenis, 1957Texas paralimnetis
Macrothemis hahneli Ris, 1913
Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis heteronycha Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis hosanai Santos, 1967
Macrothemis idalia Ris, 1919
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890Ivory-striped Sylph
Macrothemis imitans imitans Karsch, 1890
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898Straw-colored Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis lauriana Ris, 1913
Macrothemis lutea Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868
Macrothemis meurgeyi Daigle, 2007
Macrothemis mortoni Ris, 1913
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis newtoni Costa, 1990
Macrothemis nobilis Rácenis, 1957Texas paralimnetis
Macrothemis pleurosticta Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis polyneura Ris, 1913
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898White-tailed Sylph
Macrothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Euxoa caerulea Tutt, 1892
Macrothemis rupicola Rácenis, 1957Texas paralimnetis
Macrothemis tenuis (Hagen, 1868)⇒ Macrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868
Macrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis ultima González, 1992
Macrothemis valida Navas, 1916Sublette fairy shrimp
Mesothemis illota Hagen, 1861
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842Dwarf Glider
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
Misagria bimacula Kimmins, 1943
Misagria calverti Geijskes, 1951Texas clam shrimp
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868Pygmy percher
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933
Nannophya maculosa Hagen, 1861
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
Nesogonia blackburni McLachlan, 1883Blackburn dragonfly
Nesoxenia lineata Selys, 1868
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Neurothemis stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775Painted Grasshawk
Neurothemis terminata Fabricius, 1793
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911
Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773Pied Paddy Skimmer
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer
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
Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906Yellow-lined Skimmer
Orthemis cinnamomea von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919Concolored Skimmer
Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis flavopicta Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Orthemis harpago von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842
Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891
Orthemis plaumanni Buchholz, 1950
Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910Regal Skimmer
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Orthemis sulphurata Hagen, 1868
Orthemis tambopatae von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
Orthetrum boumiera Watson & Art..., 1978Brownwater Skimmer
Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839Mountain Marsh Orthetrum
Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865Blue Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum luzonicum Brauer, 1868Marsh Skimmer
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Orthetrum melania Selys, 1883Greater Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum microstigma microstigma
Orthetrum pruinosum clelia Selys, 1878
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Paltothemis cyanosoma Garrison, 1982Blue Rock Skimmer
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890Red Rock Skimmer
Paltothemis nicolae Hellebuyck, 2002
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis bella Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis capixaba Costa, De So..., 2006
Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910Orange Amberwing
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis icteroptera Selys, 1857
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis rubita Dunkle, 1982Ruby Amberwing
Perithemis seminole (Calvert, 1907)⇒ Perithemis tenera Say, 1840
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis waltheri (Ris, 1910)⇒ Eudocima salaminia Cramer, 1777
Planiplax arachne Ris, 1912Scarlet Spiderlegs
Planiplax erythropyga Karsch, 1891
Planiplax machadoi Santos, 1949Mantled Spiderlegs
Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
Planiplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907Mexican Scarlet-tail
Plathemis ludia
Plathemis lydia Drury, 1773Common Whitetail
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842Blue Chaser
Protorthemis woodfordi Kirby, 1889
Pseudoleon superba Hagen, 1861
Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861Filigree Skimmer
Pseudomacromia sensibilis Carle & Wighton, 1990
Pseudothemis jorina Förster, 1904
Raphismia bispina Hagen, 1867Mangrove Dwarf
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848Cardinal Redskimmer
Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964
Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907
Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907Slender Redskimmer
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953
Rhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842Banded Flutterer
Rhyothemis phyllis Sulzer, 1776Yellow-barred Flutterer
Rhyothemis phyllis ixias Lieftinck, 1953
Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis Sulzer, 1776
Rhyothemis regia exul Ris, 1913
Rhyothemis regia regia Brauer, 1867
Scapanea archboldi (Donnelly, 1970)⇒ Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902
Scapanea frontalis Burmeister, 1839
Sympetrum ambigua Rambur, 1842
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum chaconi De Marmels, 1994
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum corrupta Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costifera Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum decisum (Hagen, 1874)⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum eroticum Selys, 1883Foot-tipped Darter
Sympetrum evanescens De Marmels, 1992
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illota Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum gilvum (Brauer, 1868)⇒ Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum illotum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum illotum virgulum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum madida Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum nigrescens (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840
Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920Talamanca meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusa Hagen, 1867
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum occidentale (Bartenef, 1915)⇒ Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840
Sympetrum occidentale californicum (Walker, 1951)⇒ Eugraphe funkei Püngeler, 1901
Sympetrum occidentale fasciatum (Walker, 1951)⇒ Eugraphe funkei Püngeler, 1901
Sympetrum occidentale occidentale Bartenef, 1915
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum paramo De Marmels, 2001
Sympetrum parvulum Bartenef, 1912
Sympetrum rubicundula Say, 1839
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum decisum (Hagen, 1874)⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum rubicundulum rubicundulum (Say, 1839)⇒ Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicincta Say, 1839
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & G..., 1991Spot-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicina Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Sympetrum villosum Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tarnetrum corruptum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861
Tarnetrum illotum Hagen, 1861
Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869Arch-tipped Glider
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906Aztec Glider
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913
Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889Dash-winged Piedface
Thermorthemis madagascariensis Rambur, 1842
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798Coral-tailed Cloud Wing
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805Keyhole Glider
Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842Sooty Saddlebag
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag
Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867Watermoss
Tramea cophysa darwini Calvert, 1947
Tramea darwini (Kirby, 1889)⇒ Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867
Tramea eurybia Selys, 1878Dune Glider
Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878
Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861Antillean Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866Common Glider
Tramea minuta De Marmels &..., 1982
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag
Tramea rustica De Marmels &..., 1982
Tramea stenoloba Watson, 1962Narrow-lobed Glider
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839Crimson Dropwing
Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842Dorsal Dropwing
Trithemis festiva Rambur, 1842Black Stream Glider
Trithemis pallidinervis Kirby, 1889Dancing dropwing
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
Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872Crimson Basker
Ypirangathemis calverti Santos, 1945
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera anceps Pujol-Luz, 1993
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader
Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842Dingy Dusk-darter

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
13
92
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SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
4
28
Genera
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SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
16
113
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SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
30
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Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
16
134
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SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
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SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
8
32
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SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
8
84
Genera
Species
 
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SubfamilyUrothemistinae
Lieftinck, 1954
1
2
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SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
2
3
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