Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Continents
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 2109
116061
1221557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 2100
115859
1220540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 209
1907
11343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 156
1275
7608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 114
1158
7401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 16
490
3635 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 15
489
3631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 7
251
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 183
1337 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Continents
183 Genera with 1337 Species
| Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aethiothemis Martin, 1908 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aethriamanta Kirby, 1889 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Aetilla | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrionoptera Brauer, 1864 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Allorhizucha | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allorrhizucha Karsch, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amphithemis Selys, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anatya Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anectothemis Fraser, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antidythemis Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeophlebia Ris, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrothemis Ris, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atoconeura Karsch, 1899 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Atratothemis Wilson, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Austrothemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Belonia Kirby, 1889 | Belonia lichen | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bironides Förster, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Boninthemis Asahina, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachydiplax Brauer, 1868 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Brachygonia Kirby, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1868 | Groundlings | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Bradinopyga Kirby, 1893 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1894 | Clubskimmers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Calophlebia Selys, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camacinia Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cannacria Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cannaphila Kirby, 1889 | Narrow-winged Skimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caussanelia Nel, Martine..., 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cavalarva Aristov & Ra..., 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celebophlebia Lieftinck, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celebothemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1861 | Pennants | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcostephia Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chalybeothemis Lieftinck, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Congothemis Fraser, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cratilla Kirby, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1868 | Skimmers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanothemis Ris, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasythemis Karsch, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deielia Kirby, 1889 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Diastatops Rambur, 1842 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1868 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1889 | Perchers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Diplax Burmeister, 1839 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Edonis Needham, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmothemis Westfall, 1988 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eleuthemis Ris, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elga Ris, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eothemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epithemis Laidlaw, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1861 | Pondhawks | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1868 | Dragonlets | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Fylgia Kirby, 1889 | White-eyed Skimmer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garrisonia Penalva & Costa, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gynothemis Calvert, 1909 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1891 | Jungle-skimmers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Hemistigma Kirby, 1889 | Pied-spots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Holotania Kirby, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Huonia Förster, 1903 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobasileus Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaeothemis Ris, 1909 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypothemis Karsch, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1934 | Metallic Pennants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Indothemis Ris, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jeanlegrandia Nel & al., 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ladona Needham, 1897 | Corporals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lanthanusa Ris, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lathrecisata | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lathrecista Kirby, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepthemis Hagen, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850 | Whitefaces | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Lithemis Fraser, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithentomum praecox Mart..., 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lokia Ris, 1919 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lokithemis Pinhey, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1868 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1868 | Marl Pennants | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1868 | Sylphs | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Malgassophlebia Fraser, 1956 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Mesothemis Hagen, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1889 | Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1889 | Dashers | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Micromacromia Karsch, 1890 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Microtrigonia Förster, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miorhodopygia Riou & Nel, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Misagria Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Misthotus Kirby, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Monardithemis Longfield, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannodiplax Brauer, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1878 | Archtails | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophya Rambur, 1842 | Pygmyflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophyopsis Lieftinck, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannothemis Brauer, 1868 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neodythemis Karsch, 1889 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Neophlebia Navas, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephepeltia Kirby, 1889 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1955 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nesogonia Kirby, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesoxenia Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1867 | | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodiplax Belle, 1984 | Canopy Skimmer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notiothemis Ris, 1919 | Forestwatchers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notolibellula Theischinger..., 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligocaemia Fraser, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1890 | | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Onychothemis Brauer, 1868 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Onychothemisculminicola | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophippus Navas, 1916 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Oplogasta Karsch, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orchithemis Brauer, 1878 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1861 | tropical king skimmer | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1833 | | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Oryctodiplax Cavallo & Ga..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxythemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1868 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeolibellula Fleck & al., 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeotramea Nel & Papazian, 1985 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Paleotauriphila Nel & Paichele, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paleotermopsis Nel & Paicheler, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paleotramea | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1842 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 1890 | Rock Skimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1861 | Rainpool Gliders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parabrachydiplax Bechly & Sach, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parazyxomma Pinhey, 1961 | Banded Duskdarter | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1861 | Amberwings | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Philonomon Förster, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllothemis Fraser, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pisaurum Gentilini, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Piscindusia EA Jarzembowski, 1995 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1910 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plathemis Hagen, 1861 | Whitetails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pornothemis Krüger, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porpacithemis Fraser, 1954 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Porpax Karsch, 1896 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Potamarcha Karsch, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Potomarcha | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prorhyothemis Prokop, Flec..., 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protopaltothemis Pongracz, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protorthemis Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrionoptera Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleon Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomacromia Carle & Wighton, 1990 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothemis Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotramea Fraser, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphismia Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopygia Kirby, 1889 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodothemis Ris, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1867 | Flutterers | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Risiophlebia Cowley, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scapanea Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selysiothemis Ris, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sloveniatrum Zessin & al., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stoechia Kirby, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1833 | Darter Dragonfly | 95 | Species | Taxom | | Tapeinothemis Lieftinck, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarnetrum Needham & Fi..., 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1889 | Pasture Gliders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1868 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassothemis Ris, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermochoria Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thermorthemis Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Trameobasileus Zeuner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezostigma Hagen, 1849 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1868 | Dropwings | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Trithetrum Dijkstra & P..., 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyriobapta Kirby, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1842 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1868 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Viridithemis Fraser, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ypirangathemis Santos, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zenithoptera Selys, 1869 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonoides Fraser, 1957 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonychidium Lindley, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1867 | Cascaders | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 | Duskdarters | 12 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Continents | Subfamily | Brachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 25
142 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Leucorrhininae
| 5
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Libellulinae
Rambur, 1842
| 29
359 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Onychothemistinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1940
| 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Palpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 4
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Sympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 23
261 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Tetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 19
87 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trameinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 9
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Trithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
| 13
176 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Urothemistinae
Lieftinck, 1954
| 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Zygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
| 6
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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