Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Benelux (West Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 704
10060
34018 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 701
10048
34000 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 47
240
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 31
172
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 30
171
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 8
98
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 8
98
257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 5
60
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benelux
5 Families width 173 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Benelux
60 Genera with 173 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
| Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeschnosoma Selys, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anatya Kirby, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1909 | Clubskimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorogomphus Selys, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choristhemis Tillyard, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1758 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasythemis Karsch, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didymops Rambur, 1840 | Brown Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmothemis Westfall, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elga Ris, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1825 | Baskettails | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Epophthalmia Burmeister, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773 | Dragonlets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eusynthemis Förster, 1995 | Tigertails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gynothemis Calvert, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicordulia Selys, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1889 | Metallic Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1758 | Whitefaces | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lyriothemis Brauer, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1862 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1913 | Sylphs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1963 | Dashers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Misagria Kirby, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nannodiplax Brauer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1913 | Archtails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephepeltia Kirby, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesoxenia Kirby, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurocordulia Selys, 1908 | Shadowdragons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1984 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1950 | tropical king skimmer | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1868 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oxygastra Selys, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasynthemis Carle, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1889 | Amberwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | Philonomon Förster, 1906 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plathemis Hagen, 1861 | Whitetails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopygia Kirby, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1840 | Emerald Dragonflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1869 | Pasture Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1798 | Evening Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1962 | Saddlebag Gliders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1909 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zenithoptera Selys, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1869 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benelux
173 Species and 5 Subspecies | Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail | | Aeschnosoma forcipula Hagen, 1871 | Hairy pepperwort | | Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842 | | | Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909 | | | Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861 | Calico Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Chlorogomphus canhvang Kompier & Ka..., 2018 | | | Choristhemis flavoterminata Martin, 1901 | Yellow-tipped Tigertail | | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis nigrifrons Kirby, 1894 | Black-headed skimmer | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Dasythemis essequiba Ris, 1919 | | | Didymops transversa Say, 1840 | Stream Cruiser | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865 | Red Percher | | Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839 | Scarlet Percher | | Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842 | Black Percher | | Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer | | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered Setwing | | Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894) | ⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910 | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906 | | | Elasmothemis rufa De Marmels, 2008 | | | Elasmothemis williamsoni Ris, 1919 | Summer tadpole shrimp | | Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911 | Desert fairy shrimp | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871 | Slender Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911 | Dot-winged Baskettail | | Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier, 1825 | Eurasian Baskettail | | Epophthalmia elegans Brauer, 1865 | Regal Pond Cruiser | | Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861 | | | Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839 | Red Pondhawk | | Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900 | Claret Pondhawk | | Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842 | Flame-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839 | Pin-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897 | Versatile fairy shrimp | | Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848 | | | Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957 | Chihuahua lynceus | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773 | | | Eusynthemis brevistyla Selys, 1871 | Small Tigertail | | Eusynthemis guttata Selys, 1871 | Southern Tigertail | | Eusynthemis tillyardi Theischinger, 1995 | Mountain Tigertail | | Gynothemis pumila Karsch, 1890 | Tiny Sylph | | Gynothemis uniseta Geijskes, 1972 | | | Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842 | Australian Emerald | | Hemicordulia tau Selys, 1871 | Tau Emerald | | Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889 | | | 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 cyanea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809 | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Blue Chaser | | Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889 | Tadpole shrimp | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 | Firecracker Skimmer | | Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839 | Painted Skimmer | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883 | Forest Chaser | | Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | Illinois River Cruiser | | Macrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909 | | | Macrothemis delia Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis flavescens Kirby, 1897 | Versatile fairy shrimp | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898 | | | Macrothemis polyneura Ris, 1913 | | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Micrathyria artemis Ris, 1911 | Artemis Dasher | | Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919 | Oklahoma clam shrimp | | Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992 | | | Micrathyria surinamensis Geijskes, 1963 | Eastern clam shrimp | | Misagria calverti Geijskes, 1951 | Texas clam shrimp | | Misagria parana Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868 | Pygmy percher | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Nannophlebia anatya Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Nannophlebia risi Tillyard, 1913 | Common Archtail | | Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834 | Spine-bellied Dryad | | Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878 | | | Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863 | Smoky Shadowdragon | | Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908 | Orange Shadowdragon | | Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993 | | | Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890 | Spreading sandwort | | Oligoclada risi Geijskes, 1984 | | | Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis attenuata Erichson, 1848 | | | Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906 | Yellow-lined Skimmer | | Orthemis concolor Ris, 1919 | Concolored Skimmer | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | | | Orthetrum albistylum Selys, 1848 | White-Tailed Skimmer | | Orthetrum brunneum Fonscolombe, 1837 | Southern Skimmer | | Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Skimmer | | Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Black tailed skimmer | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984 | Green Skimmer | | Orthetrum trinacria Selys, 1841 | Long Skimmer | | Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868 | Fiery 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 | | Parasynthemis regina Selys, 1874 | Royal tigertail | | Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910 | Orange Amberwing | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 | Desert Whitetail | | Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848 | Cardinal Redskimmer | | Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964 | | | Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878 | Jewel flutterer | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840 | Moorland Emerald | | Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861 | Fine-lined Emerald | | Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | Yellow-Spotted Emerald | | Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825 | Brillant emerald | | Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889 | Treeline Emerald | | Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840) | ⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861 | | 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 obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | 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 | | Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869 | Arch-tipped Glider | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 | Coral-tailed Cloud Wing | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842 | Sooty Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866 | Common Glider | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag | | Tramea stenoloba Watson, 1962 | Narrow-lobed Glider | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson Dropwing | | Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842 | | | Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909 | | | Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | | | 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 | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 45
146 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synthemidae
Tillyard, 1917
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synthemistidae
Tillyard, 1917
Southern emeralds, Tigertails | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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