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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
47
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
46
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
46
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
31
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
31
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
22
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
21
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
21 Genera with 49 Species
#ABCDHLNOPRSTZ
Acisoma Rambur, 1842Pintails1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1839Skimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers5SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Hemistigma Kirby, 1842Pied-spots1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 184113SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832Flutterers2SpeciesTaxom
Selysiothemis Ris, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathemis Brauer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Thermorthemis Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1817Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings9SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
49 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842
Brachythemis impartita (Karsch, 1890)⇒ Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea erythraea Brullé, 1832
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Dasythemis venosa Burmeister, 1839
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969Little Percher
Diplacodes exilis (Ris, 1911)⇒ Eublemma fasciola Saalmüller, 1891
Diplacodes exul Selys, 1883
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Hemistigma affinis Rambur, 1842
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Orthetrum abbotti abbotti Calvert, 1892
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum anceps (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Orthetrum nitidinerve Selys, 1841Yellow-Veined Skimmer
Orthetrum ramburii Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum ransonnetii Brauer, 1865Desert Skimmer
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura vestita Rambur, 1842
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Rhyothemis cognata Rambur, 1842
Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832Phantom Flutterer
Selysiothemis nigra Vander Linden, 1825Black Pennant
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum sinaiticum Dumont, 1977Desert darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877African Primitive
Thermorthemis madagascariensis Rambur, 1842
Tramea basilaris basilaris Palisot de B..., 1817
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis annulata haematina Rambur, 1842
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839
Trithemis hecate Ris, 1912Hecate Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891Kirby's Dropwing
Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, 1891Kirby´s Dropwing
Trithemis selika selika Selys, 1869
Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839Jaunty Dropwing
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader
Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Morocco
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
6
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
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