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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Ceará (Northeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
790
1075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
32
66
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
23
52
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
23
52
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
21
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ceará
8 Genera with 13 Species
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1842Clubskimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1897Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks2SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758Dragonlets5SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1957Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomacromia Carle & Wighton, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ceará
13 Species
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Macrothemis rupicola Rácenis, 1957Texas paralimnetis
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pseudomacromia sensibilis Carle & Wighton, 1990

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Ceará
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
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