Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 7
27
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
27
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
27
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
15
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
13 Genera with 24 Species | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1857 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1861 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1842 | tropical king skimmer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1773 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1910 | Saddlebag Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
24 Species | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773 | Seaside Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825 | Small Whiteface | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857 | Antillean Sylph | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842 | | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773 | Slough Amberwing | | Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883 | | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-winged darter | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Moustached darter | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag |
Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands
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
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