Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Lake Superior (North America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
593
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
593
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 15
35
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
23
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
23
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
17
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
11
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Lake Superior
2 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Lake Superior
11 Genera with 17 Species | Cordulia Leach, 1866 | American Emerald | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Didymops Rambur, 1840 | Brown Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorocordulia Needham, 1871 | Lesser Emerald Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1886 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1861 | Whitefaces | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1862 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1866 | Emerald Dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1764 | Darter Dragonfly | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lake Superior
17 Species | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Didymops transversa Say, 1840 | Stream Cruiser | | Dorocordulia libera Selys, 1871 | Racket-tailed Emerald | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) canis McLachlan, 1886 | Beaverpond Baskettail | | Leucorrhinia frigida Hagen, 1890 | Frosted Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia intacta Hagen, 1861 | Dot-tailed Whiteface | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | Illinois River Cruiser | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Somatochlora forcipata Scudder, 1866 | Forcipate Emerald | | Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866 | Brush-tipped Emerald | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Lake Superior | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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