Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Eswatini (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
1129
2107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
1129
2107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 16
36
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
24
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
24
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
14
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
14
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
11
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eswatini
2 Families width 20 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Eswatini
11 Genera with 20 Species | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 0 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1871 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1891 | Dropwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
20 Species and 9 Subspecies | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacodes lefebvrii lefebvrii | | | Macromia picta Hagen, 1871 | | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Orthetrum abotti abotti | | | Orthetrum caffrum caffrum | | | Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum jullia falsum | | | Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow | | Palpopleura jucunda jucunda | | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, 1891 | Kirby´s Dropwing | | Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889 | |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Eswatini | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 10
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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