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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
157
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
63
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
63
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
36
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
32
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
5 Genera with 19 Species
Cannaphila Kirby, 1861Narrow-winged Skimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly7SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer7SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889Gray-waisted Skimmer
Cannaphila insularis funerea Carpenter, 1897
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
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 aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org