Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Caribbean (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 652
12103
37600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 648
12086
37564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 24
150
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 16
122
355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 16
122
355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
69
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
69
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
48
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 44
161 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean
44 Genera with 161 Species
| Anatya Kirby, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1894 | Clubskimmers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cannaphila Kirby, 1889 | Narrow-winged Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasythemis Karsch, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1894 | Setwings | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmothemis Westfall, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elga Ris, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773 | Dragonlets | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobasileus Kirby, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1861 | Metallic Pennants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthemis Hagen, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1839 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1867 | Marl Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1868 | Sylphs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1842 | Dashers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1992 | Dashers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephepeltia Kirby, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1950 | tropical king skimmer | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1889 | Amberwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plathemis Hagen, 1861 | Whitetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleon Kirby, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopygia Kirby, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1842 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scapanea Kirby, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1867 | Pasture Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1962 | Saddlebag Gliders | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zenithoptera Selys, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Caribbean
161 Species and 10 Subspecies | Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890 | Four-spotted Pennant | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga archboldi Donnelly, 1970 | | | Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842 | | | Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Brechmorhoga praecox grenadensis Kirby, 1894 | | | Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 | Gray-waisted Skimmer | | Cannaphila insularis insularis Kirby, 1889 | | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis nigrifrons Kirby, 1894 | Black-headed skimmer | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Dasythemis venosa Burmeister, 1839 | | | Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865 | Red Percher | | Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839 | Scarlet Percher | | Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer | | Dythemis aequalis Hagen, 1861 | | | Dythemis debilis Hagen, 1861 | | | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered 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 rufinervis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Dythemis sterilis multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | | Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906 | | | Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Erythemis attala Selys, 1857 | Black Pondhawk | | Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861 | | | Erythemis furcata Hagen, 1861 | | | Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839 | Red Pondhawk | | Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900 | Claret Pondhawk | | Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842 | Flame-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839 | Pin-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842 | | | Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918 | | | Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897 | Versatile fairy shrimp | | Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773 | Seaside Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861 | | | Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall, 2000 | Bromeliad Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848 | | | Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848 | Red-mantled Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861 | Black-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax justiniana Selys, 1857 | Antillean Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842 | Little Blue Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax nigricans Rambur, 1842 | | | Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773 | | | Hydrobasileus brevistylus Brauer, 1865 | Water prince | | Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889 | | | Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866 | Metallic Pennant | | Idiataphe longipes Hagen, 1861 | | | Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861 | | | Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825 | Small Whiteface | | Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 | Golden-winged Skimmer | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889 | Tadpole shrimp | | Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857) | ⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857 | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 | Needham's Skimmer | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula tripartita Burmeister, 1839 | | | Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861 | Marl Pennant | | Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867 | Coastal Glider | | Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857 | Antillean Sylph | | Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839 | | | Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 | Ivory-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895 | Jade-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis lutea Calvert, 1909 | | | Macrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868 | | | Macrothemis meurgeyi Daigle, 2007 | | | Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898 | | | Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898 | White-tailed Sylph | | Macrothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890) | ⇒ Euxoa caerulea Tutt, 1892 | | Macrothemis tenuis (Hagen, 1868) | ⇒ Macrothemis marmorata Hagen, 1868 | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842 | Dwarf Glider | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897 | Black Dasher | | Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria debilis Hagen, 1861 | | | Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919 | | | Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906 | Caribbean Dasher | | Micrathyria dythemoides Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897 | | | Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 | Thornbush Dasher | | Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906 | | | Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946 | Stone Mountain fairy shrimp | | Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919 | Oklahoma clam shrimp | | Micrathyria mengeri mengeri Ris, 1919 | | | Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897 | | | Micrathyria ocellata dentiens (Calvert, 1909) | ⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861 | | Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992 | | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834 | Spine-bellied Dryad | | Neurothemis stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775 | Painted Grasshawk | | Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931 | | | Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848 | | | Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer | | Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer | | Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | | | Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | | | Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842 | | | Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | | | Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845) | ⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | | Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Skimmer | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910 | Orange Amberwing | | Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773 | Slough Amberwing | | Perithemis electra Ris, 1930 | Golden Amberwing | | Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912 | | | Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 | Desert Whitetail | | Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861 | Filigree Skimmer | | Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907 | Slender Redskimmer | | Rhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842 | Banded Flutterer | | Scapanea archboldi (Donnelly, 1970) | ⇒ Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902 | | Scapanea frontalis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883 | | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-winged darter | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum illotum virgulum Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Moustached darter | | Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869 | Arch-tipped Glider | | Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867 | Garnet Glider | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805 | Keyhole Glider | | Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842 | Sooty Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Saddlebags | | Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867 | Watermoss | | Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 | Antillean Saddlebags | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866 | Common Glider | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag | | Tramea stenoloba Watson, 1962 | Narrow-lobed Glider | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Caribbean
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