Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 464
4238
11201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 461
4231
11194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 18
49
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 10
26
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 10
26
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
16
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
16
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
7
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ireland
2 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Ireland
7 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Ireland
17 Species | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula fulva Müller, 1764 | Blue Chaser | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Orthetrum cancellatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Black tailed skimmer | | Orthetrum coerulescens Fabricius, 1798 | Heathland Skimmer | | Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868 | Fiery Skimmer | | Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840 | Moorland Emerald | | Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866 | Forcipate Emerald | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-winged darter | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Ireland | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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