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Checklist for Subfamily Libellulinae Rambur, 1842
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
105
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
51
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
47
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLibellulinae
Rambur, 1842
7
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 45 Species
Aethiothemis Martin, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Agrionoptera Brauer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hadrothemis Karsch, 1934Jungle-skimmers8SpeciesTaxom
Lokia Ris, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Nesciothemis Longfield, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 184127SpeciesTaxom
Oxythemis Ris, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
45 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aethiothemis bequaerti Ris, 1919
Aethiothemis palustris Martin, 1912
Aethiothemis solitaria Martin, 1908Pearly Flasher
Agrionoptera insignis allogenes (Tillyard, 1908)⇒ Eublemma albostriata Wileman & West, 1929
Hadrothemis camarense
Hadrothemis camarensis Kirby, 1889Saddled Jungleskimmer
Hadrothemis coacta Karsch, 1891Robust Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis defecta Karsch, 1891Red Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis infesta Karsch, 1891Slender Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis infestus
Hadrothemis versuta Karsch, 1891Changeable Jungle-skimmer
Hadrothemis vrijdaghi Schouteden, 1934
Lokia incongruens Karsch, 1893
Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898Black-pointed Skimmer
Nesciothemis farinosum Förster, 1898Black-tailed Dancer
Nesciothemis minor Gambles, 1966Small Blacktail
Nesciothemis nigeriensis Gambles, 1966Northern Redtail
Nesciothemis pujoli Pinhey, 1971Western Blacktail
Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892)⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum abotti abotti
Orthetrum africana
Orthetrum africanum Selys, 1887
Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848White-Tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum angustiventre Rambur, 1842Many-celled Skimmer
Orthetrum austeni Kirby, 1900Giant Skimmer
Orthetrum brachiale Palisot de B..., 1805Banded skimmer
Orthetrum brevistylum (Schneider, 1845)⇒ Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845
Orthetrum caffrum Burmeister, 1839Mountain Marsh Orthetrum
Orthetrum cameruense
Orthetrum camerunense Gambles, 1959One-spriped Skimmer
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909Guinea Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951Dark-shouldered skimmer
Orthetrum icteromelas Ris, 1910Cannibal Skimmer
Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia julia Kirby, 1900
Orthetrum latihami Pinhey, 1966
Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955Highland skimmer
Orthetrum microstigma Ris, 1911Farmbush Skimmer
Orthetrum monardi Schmidt, 1951Woodland skimmer
Orthetrum ransonnetii Brauer, 1865Desert Skimmer
Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839Bold skimmer
Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, 1845Libellula taeniolata
Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841Long Skimmer
Oxythemis phoenicosceles Ris, 1909Pepperpants


Links, sources and further information
Libellulinae at gbif.org