Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1871
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1868
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 8
31
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 8
31
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 8
31
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
21
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
21
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
16
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 15
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
15 Genera with 38 Species | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1867 | Marl Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1832 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezostigma Hagen, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1932 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somalia
38 Species and 2 Subspecies | Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889 | Red Groundling | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes deminuta Lieftinck, 1969 | Little Percher | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet | | Diplacodes okavangoensis (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma exanimis Hampson, 1918 | | Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867 | Coastal Glider | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898 | Black-tailed Dancer | | Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail | | Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti | | Orthetrum abotti abotti | | | Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer | | Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805 | Banded skimmer | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum kollmannspergeri Buchholz, 1959 | | | Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770 | Green Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773 | Portia Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Tramea limbata Desjardins, 1832 | Black Marsh Trotter | | Trapezostigma continentale Selys, 1878 | | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi Selys, 1891 | Kirby's Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849 | Blue Basker | | Urothemis edwardsii edwardsii Selys, 1849 | | | Urothemis thomasi Longfield, 1932 | Desert Basker |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Somalia
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