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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
598
10458
32334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
595
10451
32326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
32
235
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
19
161
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
19
161
565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
83
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
83
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
50
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
46
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
46 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCDEFGILMNOPRSTUZ
Anatya Kirby, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Argyrothemis Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings1SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906Clubskimmers7SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1861Narrow-winged Skimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1773Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1839Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Diastatops Rambur, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings6SpeciesTaxom
Elasmothemis Westfall, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Elga Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks9SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets29SpeciesTaxom
Fylgia Kirby, 1889White-eyed Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Gynothemis Calvert, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Idiataphe Cowley, 1861Metallic Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthemis Hagen, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861Whitefaces1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868
Marl Pennants0SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1839Sylphs10SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1842Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1907Dashers17SpeciesTaxom
Misagria Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1868
Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer11SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings7SpeciesTaxom
Planiplax Muttkowski, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly10SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1896Pasture Gliders3SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1982Saddlebag Gliders9SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19104SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
184 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Anatya januaria Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Brechmorhoga flavopunctata Martin, 1897
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861Masked Clubskimmer
Brechmorhoga pertinax pertinax Hagen, 1861
Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898
Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906
Cannaphila insularis funerea Carpenter, 1897
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Dasythemis mincki clara Ris, 1908
Diastatops intensa Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Diastatops pullata Burmeister, 1839
Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906Mayan Setwing
Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910
Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839Red Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax attenuata Kirby, 1889
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax corallina Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Gynothemis pumila Karsch, 1890Tiny Sylph
Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889
Idiataphe batesi Ris, 1913
Idiataphe longipes Hagen, 1861
Lepthemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861Dot-tailed Whiteface
Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Macrothemis fallax May, 1998
Macrothemis hahneli Ris, 1913
Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890Ivory-striped Sylph
Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898Straw-colored Sylph
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898White-tailed Sylph
Macrothemis pumila (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Euxoa caerulea Tutt, 1892
Macrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842Dwarf Glider
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911Artemis Dasher
Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897Black Dasher
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919Oklahoma clam shrimp
Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria spuria Selys, 1900
Micrathyria sympriona Tennessen, 2000
Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897Pale-footed Dasher
Micrathyria ungulata Förster, 1907
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Nephepeltia flavifrons Karsch, 1889
Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834Spine-bellied Dryad
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931
Oligoclada monosticha Borror, 1931
Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931
Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906Yellow-lined Skimmer
Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839Mountain Marsh Orthetrum
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis bella Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848Cardinal Redskimmer
Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum gilvum (Brauer, 1868)⇒ Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum paramo De Marmels, 2001
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869Arch-tipped Glider
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805Keyhole Glider
Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842Sooty Saddlebag
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867Watermoss
Tramea darwini (Kirby, 1889)⇒ Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867
Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag
Tramea rustica De Marmels &..., 1982
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842
Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897
Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872Crimson Basker
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
9
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
7
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
7
52
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUrothemistinae
Lieftinck, 1954
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
0
0
Genera
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