Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 172
803
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 8
32
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 8
32
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 8
32
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
22
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
22
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
14
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nairobi
12 Genera with 24 Species | Atoconeura Karsch, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1841 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trapezostigma Hagen, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nairobi
24 Species | Atoconeura biordinata Karsch, 1899 | | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer | | Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Mountain Marsh Orthetrum | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841 | Long Skimmer | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 | Riffle Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Nairobi
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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