Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 320
2212
3737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 318
2210
3735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 11
47
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 9
45
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 9
45
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
29
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
29
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
21
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 16
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritius
16 Genera with 28 Species | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1867 | Marl Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thalassothemis Ris, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1798 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1832 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezostigma Hagen, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1805 | Dropwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mauritius
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969 | Little Percher | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918 | | Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825 | Large White-faced Darter | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Blue Chaser | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867 | Coastal Glider | | Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993 | | | Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer | | Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer | | Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837 | Southern Skimmer | | Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Mountain Marsh Orthetrum | | Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Black tailed skimmer | | Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910 | Cannibal Skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Thalassothemis marchali Rambur, 1842 | | | Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 | Coral-tailed Cloud Wing | | Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832 | Black Marsh Trotter | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Mauritius
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