Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 609
11807
34482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 606
11803
34480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 28
154
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 16
98
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 16
98
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
62
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
62
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
36
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 112 Species and 10 Subspecies
Genera for Costa Rica
36 Genera with 112 Species
| Anatya Kirby, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906 | Clubskimmers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cannaphila Kirby, 1861 | Narrow-winged Skimmers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1758 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Elasmothemis Westfall, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773 | Dragonlets | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1866 | Metallic Pennants | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1850 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1857 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1839 | Sylphs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1842 | Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1906 | Dashers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Nannophlebia Selys, 1955 | Archtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocordulia Selys, 1992 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nephepeltia Kirby, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoclada Karsch, 1931 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1950 | tropical king skimmer | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 1890 | Rock Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1889 | Amberwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodopygia Kirby, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1825 | Emerald Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1764 | Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1867 | Pasture Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Uracis Rambur, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zenithoptera Selys, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Costa Rica
112 Species and 10 Subspecies | Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | | Anatya normalis (Calvert, 1899) | ⇒ Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848 | | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842 | | | Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861 | Masked Clubskimmer | | Brechmorhoga pertinax eurysema Ris, 1913 | | | Brechmorhoga pertinax pertinax Hagen, 1861 | | | Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898 | | | Brechmorhoga rapax crocosema (Ris, 1913) | ⇒ Eublemma ceresensis Wiltshire, 1980 | | Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906 | | | Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 | Gray-waisted Skimmer | | Cannaphila insularis funerea Carpenter, 1897 | | | Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992 | | | Cannaphila vibex Hagen, 1861 | | | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby, 1894) | ⇒ Eublemma flavistriata Hampson, 1910 | | Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | | Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897) | ⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894 | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Elasmothemis aliciae Gonzalez-Sor..., 2006 | | | Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906 | | | Erythemis attala Selys, 1857 | Black Pondhawk | | 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 vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842 | | | Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897 | Versatile fairy shrimp | | Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895) | ⇒ Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848 | Red-mantled Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861 | Black-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942 | | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773 | | | Idiataphe amazonica Kirby, 1889 | | | Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866 | Metallic Pennant | | Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868 | Neon Skimmer | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula foliata Kirby, 1889 | | | Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889 | Tadpole shrimp | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula mariae Garrison, 1992 | | | Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 | Firecracker Skimmer | | Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839 | | | Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 | Ivory-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis imitans imitans Karsch, 1890 | | | Macrothemis imitans leucozona Ris, 1913 | | | Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898 | Straw-colored Sylph | | Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895 | Jade-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898 | | | Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898 | White-tailed Sylph | | Macrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Miathyria simplex Rambur, 1842 | Dwarf Glider | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897 | Black Dasher | | Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria debilis Hagen, 1861 | | | Micrathyria dictynna Ris, 1919 | | | Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 | Thornbush Dasher | | Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909 | | | Micrathyria mengeri Ris, 1919 | Oklahoma clam shrimp | | Micrathyria mengeri watsoni (Dunkle, 1995) | ⇒ Euchalcia gerda Püngeler, 1907 | | Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992 | | | Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897 | | | Micrathyria ocellata quicha (Calvert, 1909) | ⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861 | | Micrathyria pseudeximia Westfall, 1992 | | | Micrathyria schumanni Calvert, 1906 | | | Nannophlebia anacharis Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Neocordulia batesi Selys, 1871 | | | Neocordulia campana May & Knopf, 1988 | | | Neocordulia griphus May, 1992 | | | Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834 | Spine-bellied Dryad | | Oligoclada heliophila Borror, 1931 | | | Oligoclada umbricola Borror, 1931 | | | Orthemis aequilibris Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909 | | | Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899 | | | Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906 | | | Orthemis schmidti Buchholz, 1950 | | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890 | Red Rock Skimmer | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773 | Slough Amberwing | | Perithemis electra Ris, 1930 | Golden Amberwing | | Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889 | Pop saltbush | | Planiplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907 | Mexican Scarlet-tail | | Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907 | | | Somatochlora metallica Vander Linden, 1825 | Brillant emerald | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920 | Talamanca meadowhawk | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869 | Arch-tipped Glider | | Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867 | Garnet Glider | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842 | Sooty Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867 | Watermoss | | Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878 | | | Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 | Antillean Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag | | Uracis fastigiata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Uracis turrialba Ris, 1919 | | | Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Costa Rica | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 32
107 | Genera
Species |
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