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Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
775
14516
48948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
773
14509
48939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
40
194
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
30
137
417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
25
130
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
9
75
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
9
75
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
3
36
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
3 Families width 126 Species and 9 Subspecies
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers122SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae (Selys-Longch..., 1850)Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Cordulephyidae Tillyard, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
36 Genera with 126 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRSTUZ
Anatya Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Brachymesia Kirby, 1889Pennants2SpeciesTaxom
Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1906Clubskimmers5SpeciesTaxom
Cannaphila Kirby, 1889
Narrow-winged Skimmers0SpeciesTaxom
Dasythemis Karsch, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Diastatops Rambur, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Diplacina Brauer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dythemis Hagen, 1861Setwings4SpeciesTaxom
Elasmothemis Westfall, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks6SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1773Dragonlets20SpeciesTaxom
Gomphomacromia Brauer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1857Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Macrothemis Hagen, 1898Sylphs7SpeciesTaxom
Miathyria Kirby, 1857Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathyria Kirby, 1907Dashers20SpeciesTaxom
Nephepeltia Kirby, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Oligoclada Karsch, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Orthemis Hagen, 1891tropical king skimmer6SpeciesTaxom
Orthetrum Newman, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophya Petruleviciu..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Pantala Hagen, 1840Rainpool Gliders2SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1910Amberwings6SpeciesTaxom
Planiplax Muttkowski, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleon Kirby, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothemis Kirby, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Rialla Navas, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1911Darter Dragonfly6SpeciesTaxom
Tauriphila Kirby, 1913Pasture Gliders4SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839
Baskettails0SpeciesTaxom
Tholymis Hagen, 1867Evening Skimmers1SpeciesTaxom
Tramea Hagen, 1982Saddlebag Gliders5SpeciesTaxom
Trithemis Brauer, 1805Dropwings1SpeciesTaxom
Uracis Rambur, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
126 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anatya guttata Erichson, 1848
Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861Red-tailed Pennant
Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889Tawny Pennant
Brechmorhoga nubecula Rambur, 1842
Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861Beaver-tail fairy shrimp
Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909
Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908
Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906
Dasythemis mincki Karsch, 1890
Dasythemis mincki clara Ris, 1908
Dasythemis venosa Burmeister, 1839
Diastatops intensa Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Diastatops pullata Burmeister, 1839
Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933
Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis nigra (Martin, 1897)⇒ Dythemis multipunctata multipunctata Kirby, 1894
Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839
Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Elasmothemis cannacrioides Calvert, 1906
Elasmothemis constricta Calvert, 1898
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax corallina Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax justiniana Selys, 1857Antillean Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax nigricans Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Gomphomacromia chilensis Martin, 1921
Gomphomacromia paradoxa Brauer, 1864
Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758Broad bodied chaser
Libellula herculea Karsch, 1889Tadpole shrimp
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857Firecracker Skimmer
Macrothemis declivata Calvert, 1909
Macrothemis hemichlora Burmeister, 1839
Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890Ivory-striped Sylph
Macrothemis imitans imitans Karsch, 1890
Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895Jade-striped Sylph
Macrothemis musiva Calvert, 1898
Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898White-tailed Sylph
Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857Hyacinth Glider
Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945
Micrathyria atra Martin, 1897Black Dasher
Micrathyria caerulistyla Donnelly, 1992Blue-tipped Dasher
Micrathyria catenata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria dido Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857Skimmer
Micrathyria eximia Kirby, 1897
Micrathyria hippolyte Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Micrathyria hypodidyma Calvert, 1906
Micrathyria iheringi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Micrathyria laevigata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria longifasciata Calvert, 1909
Micrathyria occipita Westfall, 1992
Micrathyria ocellata Martin, 1897
Micrathyria ocellata dentiens (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Euchalcia herrichi Staudinger, 1861
Micrathyria ringueleti Rodrigues, 1988
Micrathyria spuria Selys, 1900
Micrathyria stawiarskii Santos, 1953Variable clam shrimp
Micrathyria tibialis Kirby, 1897Pale-footed Dasher
Micrathyria ungulata Förster, 1907
Nephepeltia aequisetis Calvert, 1909
Nephepeltia flavifrons Karsch, 1889
Nephepeltia phryne Perty, 1834Spine-bellied Dryad
Nephepeltia phryne phryne Perty, 1834
Oligoclada abbreviata limnophila Machado & Ma..., 1993
Oligoclada laetitia Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Oligoclada rubribasalis von Ellenrie..., 2008
Orthemis ambinigra Calvert, 1909
Orthemis cultriformis Calvert, 1899
Orthemis discolor (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775
Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775Roseate Skimmer
Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906
Orthemis nodiplaga Karsch, 1891
Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839Epaulet Skimmer
Palaeophya argentina J. F. Petrul..., 2009
Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798Globe Skimmer
Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840Spot-winged Glider
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis icteroptera Selys, 1857
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis waltheri (Ris, 1910)⇒ Eudocima salaminia Cramer, 1777
Planiplax erythropyga Karsch, 1891
Planiplax phoenicura Ris, 1912
Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861Filigree Skimmer
Pseudothemis jorina Förster, 1904
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848Cardinal Redskimmer
Rialla villosa Rambur, 1842
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum gilvum (Brauer, 1868)⇒ Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum villosum Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Tauriphila australis Hagen, 1867Garnet Glider
Tauriphila azteca Calvert, 1906Aztec Glider
Tauriphila risi Martin, 1896
Tauriphila xiphea Ris, 1913
Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867Evening Glider
Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842Vermilion Saddlebag
Tramea binotata Rambur, 1842Sooty Saddlebag
Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867Watermoss
Tramea eurybia eurybia Selys, 1878
Tramea rustica De Marmels &..., 1982
Trithemis annulata Palisot de B..., 1805Plum-coloured Dropwing
Uracis imbuta Burmeister, 1839
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910

Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyCordulephyidae
Tillyard, 1917
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers
32
122
Genera
Species

Taxom