Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16581
69850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16571
69836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 29
218
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 17
139
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 17
139
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
88
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
88
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
55
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 49
183 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
49 Genera with 183 Species
| Agrionoptera Brauer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatya Kirby, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906 | Clubskimmers | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Camacinia Kirby, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cannaphila Kirby, 1861 | Narrow-winged Skimmers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1842 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cratilla Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastatops Rambur, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1882 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmothemis Westfall, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elga Ris, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773 | Dragonlets | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1866 | Metallic Pennants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1861 | Marl Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1992 | Sylphs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1842 | Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1897 | Dashers | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1933 | Archtails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephepeltia Kirby, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nesoxenia Kirby, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1950 | tropical king skimmer | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 2002 | Rock Skimmers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plathemis Hagen, 1861 | Whitetails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleon Kirby, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphismia Kirby, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopygia Kirby, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867 | Flutterers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1906 | Pasture Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thermochoria Kirby, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1868 | Dropwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zenithoptera Selys, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 | Duskdarters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central America
183 Species and 25 Subspecies | Agrionoptera insignis insignis Rambur, 1842 | | | Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | | Anatya normalis (Calvert, 1899) | ⇒ Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga latialata González, 1999 | | | Brechmorhoga mendax Hagen, 1861 | Pale-faced Clubskimmer | | Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842 | | | Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861 | Masked Clubskimmer | | Brechmorhoga pertinax eurysema Ris, 1913 | | | Brechmorhoga pertinax pertinax Hagen, 1861 | | | Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Brechmorhoga praecox postlobata Calvert, 1898 | | | Brechmorhoga praecox praecox Hagen, 1861 | | | Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898 | | | Brechmorhoga rapax crocosema (Ris, 1913) | ⇒ Eublemma ceresensis Wiltshire, 1980 | | Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908 | | | Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906 | | | Camacinia gigantea Brauer, 1867 | Giant Knight | | Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 | Gray-waisted Skimmer | | Cannaphila insularis funerea Carpenter, 1897 | | | Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992 | | | Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861 | | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Celithemis ornata Rambur, 1842 | Faded Pennant | | Cratilla lineata lineata Brauer, 1878 | | | Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Diplacina bolivarii Selys, 1882 | | | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered Setwing | | Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906 | Mayan Setwing | | Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894) | ⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910 | | Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | | Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897) | ⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899 | Black Setwing | | Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Elasmothemis aliciae Gonzalez-Sor..., 2006 | | | Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906 | | | Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Erythemis attala Selys, 1857 | Black Pondhawk | | Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861 | Western Pondhawk | | Erythemis credula 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 andagoya Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax attenuata Kirby, 1889 | | | Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897 | Versatile fairy shrimp | | Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895) | ⇒ Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773 | Seaside Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861 | | | Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848 | Red-mantled Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861 | Black-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773 | | | Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889 | | | Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866 | Metallic Pennant | | Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 | Golden-winged Skimmer | | Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837 | Bar-winged Skimmer | | Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907 | Comanche Skimmer | | Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868 | Neon Skimmer | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889 | | | Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938 | Red-mantled Skimmer | | Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889 | Tadpole shrimp | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula mariae Garrison, 1992 | | | Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 | Needham's Skimmer | | Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861 | Hoary Skimmer | | Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 | Firecracker Skimmer | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Lyriothemis cleis Brauer, 1868 | | | Lyriothemis meyeri Selys, 1878 | | | Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861 | Marl Pennant | | Macrothemis aurimaculata Donnelly, 1984 | | | Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839 | | | Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 | Ivory-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis imitans imitans Karsch, 1890 | | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898 | Straw-colored Sylph | | Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895 | Jade-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898 | | | Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898 | White-tailed Sylph | | Macrothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890) | ⇒ Euxoa caerulea Tutt, 1892 | | Macrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Macrothemis ultima González, 1992 | | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842 | Dwarf Glider | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897 | Black Dasher | | Micrathyria caerulistyla Donnelly, 1992 | Blue-tipped 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 eximia Kirby, 1897 | | | Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 | Thornbush Dasher | | Micrathyria hesperis Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919 | Oklahoma clam shrimp | | Micrathyria mengeri watsoni (Dunkle, 1995) | ⇒ Euchalcia gerda Püngeler, 1907 | | Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992 | | | Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897 | | | Micrathyria ocellata ocellata Martin, 1897 | | | Micrathyria ocellata quicha (Calvert, 1909) | ⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861 | | Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992 | | | Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906 | | | Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897 | Pale-footed Dasher | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Nephepeltia chalconota Ris, 1919 | | | Nephepeltia leonardina Rácenis, 1953 | Stripe-fronted Dryad | | Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834 | Spine-bellied Dryad | | Nesoxenia lineata Selys, 1868 | | | Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878 | | | Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911 | | | Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931 | | | Oligoclada sylvia Kirby, 1889 | | | Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931 | | | Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer | | Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | | | Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | | | Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Orthetrum glaucum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum pruinosum clelia Selys, 1878 | | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Paltothemis cyanosoma Garrison, 1982 | Blue Rock Skimmer | | Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890 | Red Rock Skimmer | | Paltothemis nicolae Hellebuyck, 2002 | | | 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 intensa Kirby, 1889 | Mexican Amberwing | | Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Planiplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907 | Mexican Scarlet-tail | | Plathemis lydia Drury, 1773 | Common Whitetail | | Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 | Desert Whitetail | | Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861 | Filigree Skimmer | | Raphismia bispina Hagen, 1867 | Mangrove Dwarf | | Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907 | | | Rhyothemis phyllis phyllis Sulzer, 1776 | | | Rhyothemis regia exul Ris, 1913 | | | Rhyothemis regia regia Brauer, 1867 | | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum illotum gilvum (Brauer, 1868) | ⇒ Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884 | | Sympetrum illotum illotum Hagen, 1861 | | | Sympetrum illotum virgulum Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920 | Talamanca meadowhawk | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & G..., 1991 | Spot-winged Meadowhawk | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869 | Arch-tipped Glider | | Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867 | Garnet Glider | | Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906 | Aztec Glider | | Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889 | Dash-winged Piedface | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842 | Sooty Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867 | Watermoss | | Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878 | | | Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 | Antillean Saddlebags | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag | | Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis turrialba Ris, 1919 | | | Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910 | | | Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 | Dingy Dusk-darter |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Central America
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