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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
1500
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1499
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
8
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
4
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Blue Mountains
8 Genera with 13 Species
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1901Perchers3SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1857Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Nannophya Rambur, 1908Pygmyflies2SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1842Flutterers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Blue Mountains
13 Species
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839Scarlet Percher
Diplacodes melanopsis Martin, 1901Black-faced Percher
Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857Antillean Sylph
Nannophya australis Brauer, 1865Australian pygmyfly
Nannophya dalei Tillyard, 1908Eastern Pygmyfly
Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868Fiery Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Rhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842Banded Flutterer
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Blue Mountains
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
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