Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea for Canada (North America)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	692 10933 46220	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	689 10923 46205	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	28 193 853	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	13 97 366	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	13 97 366	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	6 75 276	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 Dragonflies, True Dragonflies	6 75 276	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Libelluloidea Selys, 1840	2 41 148	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Canada
2 Families width 148 Species and 10 Subspecies

Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)	Chasers	100	Species	Taxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850	Baskettails	48	Species	Taxom

Genera for Canada
41 Genera with 148 Species

Anatya Kirby, 1848		1	Species	Taxom
Celithemis Hagen, 1922	Pennants	5	Species	Taxom
Cordulia Leach, 1866	American Emerald	4	Species	Taxom
Diastatops Rambur, 1775		2	Species	Taxom
Didymops Rambur, 1840	Brown Cruisers	1	Species	Taxom
Diplacina Brauer, 1933		1	Species	Taxom
Dorocordulia Needham, 1871	Lesser Emerald Dragonflies	2	Species	Taxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861	Setwings	1	Species	Taxom
Epicordulia Burmeister, 1871	Baskettails	2	Species	Taxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1871	Baskettails	5	Species	Taxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839	Pondhawks	5	Species	Taxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773	Dragonlets	7	Species	Taxom
Helocordulia Needham, 1871	Sundragons	2	Species	Taxom
Ladona Needham, 1857	Corporals	2	Species	Taxom
Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1890	Whitefaces	9	Species	Taxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793	Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly	16	Species	Taxom
Lithentomum praecox Mart..., 1867		1	Species	Taxom
Macromia Rambur, 1842	river cruiser	5	Species	Taxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1913	Sylphs	1	Species	Taxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1909	Dashers	3	Species	Taxom
Misagria Kirby, 1889		1	Species	Taxom
Nannophlebia Selys, 1955	Archtails	1	Species	Taxom
Nannothemis Brauer, 1857	Skimmers	1	Species	Taxom
Nesoxenia Kirby, 1878		1	Species	Taxom
Neurocordulia Selys, 1875	Shadowdragons	5	Species	Taxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 1931		5	Species	Taxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1775	tropical king skimmer	2	Species	Taxom
Orthetrum Newman, 1798		2	Species	Taxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839	Blue Dashers	1	Species	Taxom
Paltothemis Karsch, 1890	Rock Skimmers	1	Species	Taxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840	Rainpool Gliders	2	Species	Taxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840	Amberwings	2	Species	Taxom
Plathemis Hagen, 1773	Whitetails	3	Species	Taxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 1848		1	Species	Taxom
Somatochlora Selys, 1907	Emerald Dragonflies	23	Species	Taxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758	Darter Dragonfly	25	Species	Taxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1871	Baskettails	6	Species	Taxom
Tramea Hagen, 1861	Saddlebag Gliders	4	Species	Taxom
Uracis Rambur, 1909		2	Species	Taxom
Williamsonia Davis, 1923	Boghaunters	1	Species	Taxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 1758		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Canada
148 Species and 10 Subspecies

Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861	Amanda's Pennant
Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861	Calico Pennant
Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773	Halloween Pennant
Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889	Banded Pennant
Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922	Martha'S Pennant
Cordulia septentrionalis Hagen, 1861
Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder, 1866	American emerald
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866	American Emerald
Diastatops dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Didymops transversa Say, 1840	Stream Cruiser
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Dorocordulia lepida Hagen, 1871	Petite Emerald
Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871	Racket-tailed Emerald
Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861	Swift Setwing
Epicordulia princeps (Hagen, 1871)	⇒ Epitheca princeps Hagen, 1861
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861	Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886	Beaverpond Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840	Common Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839	Mantled Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871	Spiny Baskettail
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861	Western Pondhawk
Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839	Red Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900	Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839	Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839	Common Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax attenuata Kirby, 1889
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773	Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911	Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Helocordulia uhleri Selys, 1871	Uhler's sundragon
Ladona exusta Say, 1840	Libellule Embrasée
Ladona julia Uhler, 1857	Chalk-fronted Corporal
Leucorrhinia borealis Hagen, 1890	Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia borelis	Boreal Whiteface
Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890	Frosted Whiteface
Leucorrhinia glacialis Hagen, 1890	Crimson-ringed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850	Hudsonian Whiteface
Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861	Dot-tailed Whiteface
Leucorrhinia patricia Walker, 1940	Canada Whiteface
Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890	Belted Whiteface
Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837	Bar-winged Skimmer
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758	Broad bodied chaser
Libellula exusta (Say, 1839)	⇒ Tolidomordella fenestrata Champion, 1891
Libellula forensis Hagen, 1861	Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764	Blue Chaser
Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938	Red-mantled Skimmer
Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861	Slaty Skimmer
Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857)	⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839	Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)	⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula nodisticta Hagen, 1861	Hoary Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)	⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758	Four Spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839	Painted Skimmer
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793	Great Blue Skimmer
Lithentomum harttii ♰ S. H. Scudder, 1867
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862	Illinois River Cruiser
Macromia illinoiensis georgina Selys, 1878	Georgia River Cruiser
Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874	Western River Cruiser
Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861	Gilded River Cruiser
Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842	Royal River Cruiser
Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857	Skimmer
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria spinifera Calvert, 1909
Misagria parana Kirby, 1889	Pop saltbush
Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955
Nannothemis bella Uhler, 1857	Elfin Skimmer
Nesoxenia mysis mysis Selys, 1878
Neurocordulia michaeli Brunelle, 2000	Broad-tailed Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia obsoleta Say, 1840	Umber Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamakanensis	Stygian Shadowdragon
Neurocordulia yamaskanensis Provancher, 1875	Stygian Shadowdragon
Oligoclada abbreviata Rambur, 1842
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Oligoclada amphinome Ris, 1919
Oligoclada pachystigma Karsch, 1890	Spreading sandwort
Oligoclada walkeri Geijskes, 1931
Orthemis biolleyi Calvert, 1906	Yellow-lined Skimmer
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775	Roseate Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758	Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798	Heathland Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839	Blue dasher
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798	Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840	Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834	Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840	Eastern Amberwing
Plathemis ludia
Plathemis lydia Drury, 1773	Common Whitetail
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848	Cardinal Redskimmer
Somatochlora albicincta Burmeister, 1839	Ringed Emerald
Somatochlora brevicincta Robert, 1954	Quebec Emerald
Somatochlora cingulata Selys, 1871	Lake Emerald
Somatochlora elongata Scudder, 1866	Ski-tailed Emerald
Somatochlora ensigera Martin, 1907	Plains Emerald
Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861	Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825	Yellow-Spotted Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866	Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora franklini Selys, 1878	Delicate Emerald
Somatochlora hineana Williamson, 1931	Hine's emerald
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)	⇒ Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889
Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918	Incurvate Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi Walker, 1918	Kennedy's emerald
Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861	Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora minor (Calvert, 1898)	⇒ Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825
Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom, 1889	Treeline Emerald
Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871	Mountain Emerald
Somatochlora septentrionalis Hagen, 1861	Muskeg Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)	⇒ Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861
Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866	Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925	Whitehouse's emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni Walker, 1907	Williamson's emerald
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842	Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861	Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861	Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776	Black darter
Sympetrum decisum (Hagen, 1874)	⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758	Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840	Nomad
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861	Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943	Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)	⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861	Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861	White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum occidentale (Bartenef, 1915)	⇒ Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840
Sympetrum occidentale occidentale Bartenef, 1915
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874	Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840	Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum decisum (Hagen, 1874)	⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum rubicundulum rubicundulum (Say, 1839)	⇒ Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840
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
Tetragoneuria canis (McLachlan, 1886)	⇒ Lugardia lucida Schmidt, 1912
Tetragoneuria cynosura (Say, 1839)	⇒ Epitheca cynosura Say, 1840
Tetragoneuria cynosura cynosura Say, 1839
Tetragoneuria simulans (Muttkowski, 1911)	⇒ Tetragoneuria cynosura cynosura Say, 1839
Tetragoneuria spinigera (Selys, 1871)	⇒ Epitheca spinigera Selys, 1871
Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910	Striped Saddlebag
Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763	Carolina Saddlebags
Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861	Black Saddlebags
Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861	Red Saddlebag
Uracis infumata Rambur, 1842
Uracis ovipositrix Calvert, 1909
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923	Ebony boghaunter
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Canada

Family	Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons	11 48	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers	30 100	Genera Species	Taxom