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Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Suriname (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3140
6519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
332
3139
6518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
102
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
59
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
59
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
38
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
36
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Suriname
36 Genera with 132 Species
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Anatya Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Antidythemis Kirby, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Argyrothemis Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1909Clubskimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Diastatops Rambur, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1897Setwings4SpeciesTaxom
Elasmothemis Westfall, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Elga Ris, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks7SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets19SpeciesTaxom
Fylgia Kirby, 1889White-eyed Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Gynothemis Calvert, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Idiataphe Cowley, 1861Metallic Pennants3SpeciesTaxom
Lepthemis Hagen, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1889Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913Sylphs10SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1842Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1897Dashers16SpeciesTaxom
Misagria Kirby, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1933Archtails1SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Nothodiplax Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer12SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1889Amberwings5SpeciesTaxom
Planiplax Muttkowski, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1884Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1867Pasture Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1982Saddlebag Gliders6SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19103SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
132 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Antidythemis nigra Buchholz, 1952
Argyrothemis argentea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909
Dasythemis esmeralda Ris, 1910
Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919
Diastatops dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Diastatops pullata Burmeister, 1839
Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894)⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910
Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Elasmothemis rufa De Marmels, 2008
Elasmothemis williamsoni Ris, 1919Summer tadpole shrimp
Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839Red Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax erratica Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957Chihuahua lynceus
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax longitudinalis Ris, 1919Summer tadpole shrimp
Erythrodiplax maculosa Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Fylgia amazonica Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Gynothemis pumila Karsch, 1890Tiny Sylph
Gynothemis uniseta Geijskes, 1972
Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889
Idiataphe batesi Ris, 1913
Idiataphe longipes Hagen, 1861
Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861
Lepthemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Macrothemis belliata Belle, 1987
Macrothemis brevidens Belle, 1983
Macrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913
Macrothemis extensa Ris, 1913
Macrothemis flavescens Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis polyneura Ris, 1913
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842Dwarf Glider
Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861Skimmer
Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911Artemis Dasher
Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897Black Dasher
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria coropinae Geijskes, 1963Eastern clam shrimp
Micrathyria dido Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria dythemoides Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919Oklahoma clam shrimp
Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria surinamensis Geijskes, 1963Eastern clam shrimp
Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897Pale-footed Dasher
Misagria calverti Geijskes, 1951Texas clam shrimp
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933
Nephepeltia flavifrons Karsch, 1889
Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834Spine-bellied Dryad
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer
Oligoclada abbreviata Rambur, 1842
Oligoclada amphinome Ris, 1919
Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890Spreading sandwort
Oligoclada rhea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Oligoclada risi Geijskes, 1984
Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931
Orthemis aciculata von Ellenrieder, 2012
Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambirufa Calvert, 1909
Orthemis anthracina De Marmels, 1989
Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906Yellow-lined Skimmer
Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919Concolored Skimmer
Orthemis coracina von Ellenrieder, 2009
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis regalis Ris, 1910Regal Skimmer
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910Orange Amberwing
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Planiplax arachne Ris, 1912Scarlet Spiderlegs
Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848Cardinal Redskimmer
Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964
Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907Slender Redskimmer
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869Arch-tipped Glider
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842Sooty Saddlebag
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910Striped Saddlebag
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867Watermoss
Tramea minuta De Marmels &..., 1982
Tramea rustica De Marmels &..., 1982
Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842
Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909
Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Suriname
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
8
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
4
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
5
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTetrathemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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