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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Shawnee County (Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
962
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
962
1298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
15
51
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
36
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
36
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
28
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
28
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
11
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shawnee County
11 Genera with 30 Species
Celithemis Hagen, 1889Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings1SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly9SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1861Whitetails1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861Saddlebag Gliders3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shawnee County
30 Species
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889Banded Pennant
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861Swift Setwing
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809
Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845
Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861Desert Whitetail
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861Black Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861Red Saddlebag

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Shawnee County
SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
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