Checklist of Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
for Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 235
1257
1816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 6
26
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 6
26
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 6
26
46 | 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 | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1773 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1910 | Saddlebag Gliders | 3 | 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
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