Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Benelux (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 659
8933
30963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 656
8921
30946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 38
152
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 25
102
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 24
101
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 7
58
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 7
58
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 4
34
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benelux
4 Families width 75 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Benelux
34 Genera with 75 Species
| Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorogomphus Selys, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1758 | American Emerald | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elga Ris, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1825 | Baskettails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epophthalmia Burmeister, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773 | Dragonlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eusynthemis Förster, 1871 | Tigertails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758 | Whitefaces | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1913 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1919 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesoxenia Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1775 | tropical king skimmer | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1798 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oxygastra Selys, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1878 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1825 | Emerald Dragonflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1869 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benelux
75 Species and 5 Subspecies | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861 | Calico Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Chlorogomphus canhvang Kompier & Ka..., 2018 | | | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825 | Eurasian Baskettail | | Epophthalmia elegans Brauer, 1865 | Regal Pond Cruiser | | Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842 | Flame-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773 | | | Eusynthemis guttata Selys, 1871 | Southern Tigertail | | Leucorrhinia albifrons Burmeister, 1839 | Dark Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia caudalis Charpentier, 1840 | Lilypad Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825 | Small Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia pectoralis Charpentier, 1825 | Large White-faced Darter | | Leucorrhinia rubicunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern White-faced Darter | | Libellula brodiei Handlirsch, 1906 | | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Blue Chaser | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839 | Painted Skimmer | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 | Forest Chaser | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919 | Oklahoma clam shrimp | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878 | | | Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993 | | | Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer | | Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837 | Southern Skimmer | | Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Black tailed skimmer | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834 | Orange-spoted Emerald | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878 | Jewel flutterer | | Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840 | Moorland Emerald | | Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | Yellow-Spotted Emerald | | Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825 | Brillant emerald | | Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883 | | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841 | Spotted darter | | Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-winged darter | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943 | Cherry-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum meridionale Selys, 1841 | Southern darter | | Sympetrum pedemontanum O. F. Müller, 1766 | Banded darter | | Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840 | Ruby meadowhawk | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Moustached darter | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson Dropwing | | Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Zygonyx iris iris Selys, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Benelux | Family | Chlorogomphidae
Needham, 1903
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 6
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 26
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synthemidae
Tillyard, 1917
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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