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Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Fennoscandia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
531
7522
35190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
529
7516
35180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
77
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
46
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
46
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
29
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
29
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fennoscandia
10 Genera with 24 Species
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces6SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly3SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17983SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fennoscandia
24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839Dark Whiteface
Leucorrhinia caudalis Charpentier, 1840Lilypad Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825Large White-faced Darter
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766Banded darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Fennoscandia
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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