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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
238
1503
2757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
22
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
9 Genera with 14 Species
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers3SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832Flutterers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1840Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1798Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1832Saddlebag Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1842Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969Little Percher
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805Banded skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832Phantom Flutterer
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798Coral-tailed Cloud Wing
Tramea basilaris Palisot de B..., 1805Keyhole Glider
Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832Black Marsh Trotter
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis annulata haematina Rambur, 1842
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader
Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Réunion
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
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