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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Iringa Region (Central Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
554
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
554
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iringa Region
10 Genera with 14 Species
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers2SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1893Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909Jungle-skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1798Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1805Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Zygonoides Fraser, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1900Cascaders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iringa Region
14 Species
Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898Divisa scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893Barbet
Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909Red Jungle-skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798Coral-tailed Cloud Wing
Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805Keyhole Glider
Zygonoides fuelleborni Grünberg, 1902Fuelleborn´s Bottle-tail
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Iringa Region
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
2
2
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