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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
339
2117
2922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
15
41
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
26
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
26
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridge
6 Genera with 14 Species
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
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
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Cambridge
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
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