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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Athabasca County (Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1567
2280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
281
1566
2280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
40
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
13
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Athabasca County
6 Genera with 17 Species
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850
Whitefaces0SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly8SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athabasca County
17 Species
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Athabasca County
SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
9
Genera
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