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Checklist for Subfamily Libellulinae Rambur, 1842
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
244
2546
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
243
2545
4105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
40
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
3
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
3
25
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
1
17
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Selva Biological Station
4 Genera with 5 Species
Cannaphila Kirby, 1992Narrow-winged Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1889Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1950tropical king skimmer2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Selva Biological Station
5 Species
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org