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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
56
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
55
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
55
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
41
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
41
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
32
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
29
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
29 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPRSTUZ
Acisoma Rambur, 1842Pintails7SpeciesTaxom
Aethiothemis Martin, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Allorhizucha1SpeciesTaxom
Allorrhizucha Karsch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Bradinopyga Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Chalcostephia Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1921Skimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyanothemis Ris, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers3SpeciesTaxom
Eleuthemis Ris, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Eothemis Ris, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hadrothemis Karsch, 0Jungle-skimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Hemistigma Kirby, 1842Pied-spots2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1787Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Micromacromia Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Neodythemis Karsch, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Olpogastra Karsch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 183918SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832Flutterers3SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1921Darter Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Thermochoria Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1832Saddlebag Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trapezostigma Hagen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1839Dropwings11SpeciesTaxom
Trithetrum Dijkstra & P..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Zygonyx Hagen, 1889Cascaders6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
84 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acisoma inflata (Selys, 1882)⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Acisoma inflatum Selys, 1882Grizzled pintail
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842Asian Pintail
Acisoma panorpoides ascalaphoides Rambur, 1842
Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur, 1842Trumpet-tail
Acisoma trifidum Kirby, 1889Ivory Pintail
Acisoma variegatum (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
Aethiothemis solitaria Martin, 1908Pearly Flasher
Allorhizucha campioni
Allorrhizucha campioni (Ris, 1915)⇒ Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898
Bradinopyga strachani Kirby, 1900Red Rock-dweller
Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889Inspector
Crocothemis divisa Karsch, 1898Divisa scarlet
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Crocothemis saxicolor Ris, 1921Granite scarlet
Cyanothemis simpsoni Ris, 1915Bluebolt
Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969Little Percher
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918
Eleuthemis buettikoferi Ris, 1910Firebelly
Eleuthemis umbrina Dijkstra & L..., 2015Shadow Firebelly
Eothemis zygoptera (Ris, 1909)⇒ Euchalcia taurica Osthelder, 1933
Hadrothemis camarensis Kirby, 1889Saddled Jungleskimmer
Hadrothemis defecta Karsch, 1891Red Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis infesta Karsch, 1891Slender Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis infestus
Hemistigma albipuncta Rambur, 1842African piedspot
Hemistigma albipunctum Rambur, 1842African Pied-spot
Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889
Libellula notata (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Mordellistena bicoloripes Pic, 1937
Micromacromia camerunica Karsch, 1890Large Micmac
Neodythemis campioni Ris, 1915
Neodythemis preussi Karsch, 1891
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898Black-tailed Dancer
Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966Small Blacktail
Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895Bottletail
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum abbotti abbotti Calvert, 1892
Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum angustiventre Rambur, 1842Many-celled Skimmer
Orthetrum austeni Kirby, 1900Giant Skimmer
Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805Banded skimmer
Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839Mountain Marsh Orthetrum
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910Cannibal Skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911Farmbush Skimmer
Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951Woodland skimmer
Orthetrum sagitta Ris, 1915Arrow Skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899Deceptive Widow
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Rhyothemis fenestrina Rambur, 1842Black-winged flutterer
Rhyothemis notata Fabricius, 1781Veiled Flutterer
Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832Phantom Flutterer
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum navasi (LaCroix, 1921)⇒ Mordellistena ferruginoides Smith, 1882
Thermochoria equivocata Kirby, 1889Dash-winged Piedface
Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832Black Marsh Trotter
Trapezostigma basilare Palisot de B..., 1817
Trapezostigma basilaris
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis annulata annulata Palisot de B..., 1807
Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis bifida Pinhey, 1970
Trithemis dichroa Karsch, 1893Black Dropwing
Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842Dorsal Dropwing
Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899Dark Dropwing
Trithemis grouti Pinhey, 1961Black Dropwing
Trithemis monardi Ris, 1931Monard's Dropwing
Trithemis nuptialis Karsch, 1894Hairy-legged Dropwing
Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839Jaunty Dropwing
Trithetrum navasi LaCroix, 1921Fiery Darter
Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849Blue Basker
Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842Greater crimson glider
Urothemis venata Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Red-veined Basker
Zygonyx annika Dijkstra, 2015Annika’s Cascader
Zygonyx fallax (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934
Zygonyx flavicosta Sjöstedt, 1900Ensign Cascader
Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900Blue Cascader
Zygonyx regisalberti Schouteden, 1934Regal Cascader
Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889Ringed Cascader

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyZygonychinae
Fraser, 1957
2
7
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