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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
23
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Los Angeles
8 Genera with 13 Species
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Paltothemis Karsch, 1890Rock Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
13 Species
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890Red Rock Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Los Angeles
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
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