Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 490
4724
11892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 487
4717
11885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 18
57
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 10
34
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 10
34
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
22
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
22
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
10
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ireland
2 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Ireland
10 Genera with 21 Species | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1861 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1868 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1866 | Emerald Dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1842 | Dropwings | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
21 Species | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | 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 | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | 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 | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing |
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 | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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