Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region St. Helena Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
571
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
571
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 10
24
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
21
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
16
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
16
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
10
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for St. Helena Parish
2 Families width 16 Species
Genera for St. Helena Parish
10 Genera with 16 Species | Celithemis Hagen, 1889 | Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Didymops Rambur, 1840 | Brown Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1839 | Pondhawks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helocordulia Needham, 1878 | Sundragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1842 | river cruiser | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1861 | Emerald Dragonflies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Helena Parish
16 Species | Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 | Banded Pennant | | Didymops transversa Say, 1840 | Stream Cruiser | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Helocordulia selysii Hagen, 1878 | Selys Sundragon | | Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845 | | Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916 | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | Illinois River Cruiser | | Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 | Gilded River Cruiser | | Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 | Royal River Cruiser | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861 | Mocha Emerald |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in St. Helena Parish | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 6
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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