Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 89
244
280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 8
24
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
23
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
23
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 12
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
12 Genera with 16 Species | Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachydiplax Brauer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1793 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1770 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodothemis Ris, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1763 | Flutterers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1889 | Dropwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 | Duskdarters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
16 Species | Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail | | Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842 | Little blue marsh hawk | | Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793 | Asian Amberwing | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793 | Black-tipped Darter | | Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer | | Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773 | Pied Paddy Skimmer | | Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770 | Green Marsh Hawk | | Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842 | Ruby Darter | | Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889 | Asian sapphire flutterer | | Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Picture Wing | | Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson Dropwing | | Trithemis pallidinervis Kirby, 1889 | Dancing dropwing | | Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842 | Greater crimson glider | | Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 | Dingy Dusk-darter |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
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
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