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Checklist for Family Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 (Chasers)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
689
6869
20473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
686
6864
20468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
62
193
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
47
149
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
42
141
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
54
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
8
54
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
27
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
22
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
22 Genera with 73 Species
#ACDELMOPST
Anatya Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1861Pennants1SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1832Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1865Perchers1SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings5SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1861
Pondhawks0SpeciesTaxom
Ladona Needham, 0Corporals1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthemis Hagen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758Whitefaces5SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1849Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly28SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1898Sylphs2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1909Dashers2SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1899tropical king skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17985SpeciesTaxom
Palaeotramea Nel & Papazian, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Parabrachydiplax Bechly & Sach, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly12SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1867Pasture Gliders1SpeciesTaxom
Trameobasileus Zeuner, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
73 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Celithemis superba Hagen, 1861
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Dythemis aequalis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis debilis Hagen, 1861
Dythemis mendax Hagen, 1861
Dythemis naeva Hagen, 1861
Dythemis pertinax Hagen, 1861
Ladona depressa
Lepthemis verbenata Hagen, 1861
Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839Dark Whiteface
Leucorrhinia caudalis Charpentier, 1840Lilypad Whiteface
Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825Small Whiteface
Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825Large White-faced Darter
Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758Northern White-faced Darter
Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845
Libellula aurora Burmeister, 1839
Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula calypso O. Heer, 1849
Libellula cassandra Hagen, 1863
Libellula castanea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula cellulosa Hagen, 1863
Libellula ceres H. A. Hagen, 1863
Libellula connata Burmeister, 1839
Libellula densa Hagen, 1862
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula doris Heer, 1849
Libellula eurynome Heer, 1849
Libellula fallax (Eversmann, 1841)⇒ Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula funerea Hagen, 1861
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861Slaty Skimmer
Libellula longialata Germar, 1839
Libellula melobasis Heer, 1849
Libellula ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Libellula oeningensis C. D. E. Koenig, 1825
Libellula perse Heer, 1849
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Crocothemis sanguinolenta sanguinolenta
Libellula speciosa Uhler, 1858
Libellula taeniolata Schneider, 1845
Libellula thetis Heer, 1849
Libellula thoe O. Heer, 1849
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837Southern Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Palaeotramea cellulosa H. A. Hagen, 1863
Parabrachydiplax miocenica G. Bechly, 2002
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841Spotted darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841Southern darter
Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766Banded darter
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Trameobasileus moguntiacus F. Zeuner, 1938

Subnodes of Libellulidae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyBrachydiplacinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucorrhininae
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
4
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrameinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrithemistinae
Tillyard, 1917
2
7
Genera
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