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Checklist for Subfamily Libellulinae Rambur, 1842
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
5803
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
407
5802
10301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
14
68
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
67
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
67
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
42
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
42
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
26
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
24
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alajuela
3 Genera with 12 Species
Cannaphila Kirby, 1861Narrow-winged Skimmers3SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
12 Species
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861
Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868Neon Skimmer
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula mariae Garrison, 1992
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org