Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
15
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 14
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwale County
14 Genera with 28 Species | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bradinopyga Kirby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1893 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909 | Jungle-skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
28 Species | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911 | Don-Dwala | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet | | Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | Red Jungle-skimmer | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail | | Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | Forest Elf | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | Halfshade dropwing | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing | | Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 | Riffle Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Kwale County
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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