Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 68
251
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 68
251
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 6
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 6
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 6
22
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
16
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
13
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Croix
2 Families width 22 Species
Genera for St. Croix
13 Genera with 22 Species | Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulia Leach, 1758 | American Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1839 | Setwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucorrhinia Brittinger, 1825 | Whitefaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1758 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1857 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1842 | tropical king skimmer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1825 | Emerald Dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1758 | Darter Dragonfly | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1842 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
22 Species | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Cordulia aenea Linnaeus, 1758 | Downy Emerald | | Dythemis rufinervis Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773 | Seaside Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Leucorrhinia dubia Vander Linden, 1825 | Small Whiteface | | Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 | Broad bodied chaser | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Macrothemis celeno Selys, 1857 | Antillean Sylph | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Orthemis macrostigma Rambur, 1842 | | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Somatochlora arctica Zetterstedt, 1840 | Moorland Emerald | | Somatochlora flavomaculata Vander Linden, 1825 | Yellow-Spotted Emerald | | Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883 | | | Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776 | Black darter | | Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow-winged darter | | Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764 | Ruddy darter | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758 | Moustached darter | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in St. Croix | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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