Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
307
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
27
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
18
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
15
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kwale County
2 Families width 29 Species
Genera for Kwale County
15 Genera with 29 Species | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bradinopyga Kirby, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1839 | Skimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1893 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadrothemis Karsch, 1909 | Jungle-skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olpogastra Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1839 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllomacromia Selys, 1906 | Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1832 | Flutterers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1839 | Dropwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwale County
29 Species | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Bradinopyga cornuta Ris, 1911 | Don-Dwala | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839 | Little scarlet | | Diplacodes luminans Karsch, 1893 | Barbet | | Hadrothemis scabrifrons Ris, 1909 | Red Jungle-skimmer | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Olpogastra lugubris Karsch, 1895 | Bottletail | | Orthetrum abbotti (Calvert, 1892) | ⇒ Orthetrum abotti abotti | | Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | Epaulet Skimmer | | Orthetrum guineense Ris, 1909 | Guinea Skimmer | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum julia Kirby, 1900 | Julia Skimmer | | Orthetrum machadoi Longfield, 1955 | Highland skimmer | | Orthetrum stemmale Burmeister, 1839 | Bold skimmer | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Phyllomacromia monoceros Förster, 1906 | Black Cruiser | | Rhyothemis semihyalina Desjardins, 1832 | Phantom Flutterer | | Tetrathemis camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900 | Forest Elf | | Tetrathemis polleni Selys, 1877 | African Primitive | | Trithemis aconita Lieftinck, 1969 | Halfshade dropwing | | Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805 | Plum-coloured Dropwing | | Trithemis arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | Red-veined Dropwing | | Trithemis donaldsoni Calvert, 1899 | Denim Dropwing | | Trithemis pluvialis Förster, 1906 | Riffle Dropwing | | Trithemis stictica Burmeister, 1839 | Jaunty Dropwing | | Urothemis assignata Selys, 1872 | Crimson Basker | | Zygonyx natalensis Martin, 1900 | Blue Cascader | | Zygonyx torridus Kirby, 1889 | Ringed Cascader |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Kwale County | 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 | 14
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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