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Checklist for Subfamily Libellulinae Rambur, 1842
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
36
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
24
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
10
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
2 Genera with 6 Species
Nesciothemis Longfield, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 05SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
6 Species and 4 Subspecies
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum caffrum caffrum
Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum jullia falsum


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org