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Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Dorsetshire (Southwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
1366
2208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
330
1366
2208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
44
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
20
43
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dorsetshire
2 Families width 15 Species
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dorsetshire
6 Genera with 15 Species
Cordulia Leach, 1758American Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Epomenus Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1758Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Oxygastra Selys, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dorsetshire
15 Species
Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758Downy Emerald
Epomenus rugosus A. Handlirsch, 1906
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula fulva Müller, 1764Blue Chaser
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758Four Spotted Chaser
Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758Black tailed skimmer
Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798Heathland Skimmer
Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834Orange-spoted Emerald
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter

Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Dorsetshire
FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom