Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Orleans Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 113
267
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 113
267
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 6
20
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 6
20
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 6
20
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
17
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
17
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
12
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Orleans Parish
2 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Orleans Parish
12 Genera with 20 Species | Brachymesia Kirby, 1890 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1773 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1840 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1839 | Pondhawks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orleans Parish
20 Species | Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890 | Four-spotted Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839 | Pin-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 | Golden-winged Skimmer | | Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837 | Bar-winged Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 | Needham's Skimmer | | Libellula polysticta Burmeister, 1839 | | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Orleans Parish | 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 | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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