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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
7 Genera with 11 Species
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1942Dragonlets1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1897Dashers3SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings3SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
11 Species
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919Oklahoma clam shrimp
Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834Spine-bellied Dryad
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Quepos
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
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