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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Tana River (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
106
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
106
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tana River
8 Genera with 12 Species
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1798Rainpool Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1912Dropwings2SpeciesTaxom
Urothemis Brauer, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tana River
12 Species
Brachythemis lacustris Kirby, 1889Red Groundling
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Trithemis werneri Ris, 1912Elegant Dropwing
Urothemis edwardsii Selys, 1849Blue Basker

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Tana River
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
2
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