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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Shimba Hills (Kwale County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
10
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
9
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shimba Hills
9 Genera with 20 Species
Crocothemis Brauer, 1839Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1893Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Olpogastra Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18396SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathemis Brauer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1906Dropwings5SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shimba Hills
20 Species
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893Barbet
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895Bottletail
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Forest Elf
Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877African Primitive
Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969Halfshade dropwing
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899Denim Dropwing
Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906Riffle Dropwing
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Shimba Hills
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
2
3
Genera
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