Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Texas (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 579
7672
21731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 576
7664
21725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 25
117
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 13
88
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 13
88
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 6
63
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 6
63
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
35
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Texas
2 Families width 114 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Texas
35 Genera with 114 Species
| Brachymesia Kirby, 1889 | Pennants | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brechmorhoga Kirby, 1861 | Clubskimmers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cannaphila Kirby, 1889 | Narrow-winged Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celithemis Hagen, 1935 | Pennants | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Didymops Rambur, 1840 | Brown Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacina Brauer, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dythemis Hagen, 1861 | Setwings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epicordulia Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitheca Burmeister, 1911 | Baskettails | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Erythemis Hagen, 1775 | Pondhawks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1758 | Dragonlets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Helocordulia Needham, 1878 | Sundragons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiataphe Cowley, 1866 | Metallic Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellula Linnaeus, 1793 | Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1861 | Marl Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1842 | river cruiser | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothemis Hagen, 1839 | Sylphs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miathyria Kirby, 1857 | Dashers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathyria Kirby, 1890 | Dashers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neurocordulia Selys, 1908 | Shadowdragons | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Orthemis Hagen, 1775 | tropical king skimmer | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839 | Blue Dashers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paltothemis Karsch, 1890 | Rock Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1840 | Rainpool Gliders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Perithemis Hagen, 1840 | Amberwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Planiplax Muttkowski, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plathemis Hagen, 1861 | Whitetails | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoleon Kirby, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Somatochlora Selys, 1962 | Emerald Dragonflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1861 | Darter Dragonfly | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tauriphila Kirby, 1869 | Pasture Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragoneuria Burmeister, 1839 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1867 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1861 | Saddlebag Gliders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1867 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Texas
114 Species and 1 Subspecies | Brachymesia furcata Hagen, 1861 | Red-tailed Pennant | | Brachymesia gravida Calvert, 1890 | Four-spotted Pennant | | Brachymesia herbida Gundlach, 1889 | Tawny Pennant | | Brechmorhoga mendax Hagen, 1861 | Pale-faced Clubskimmer | | Brechmorhoga pertinax Hagen, 1861 | Masked Clubskimmer | | Brechmorhoga praecox Hagen, 1861 | Beaver-tail fairy shrimp | | Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 | Gray-waisted Skimmer | | Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | Amanda's Pennant | | Celithemis elisa Hagen, 1861 | Calico Pennant | | Celithemis eponina Drury, 1773 | Halloween Pennant | | Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 | Banded Pennant | | Celithemis ornata Rambur, 1842 | Faded Pennant | | Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935 | Double-ringed Pennant | | Didymops transversa Say, 1840 | Stream Cruiser | | Diplacina anthaxia Lieftinck, 1933 | | | Dythemis fugax Hagen, 1861 | Checkered Setwing | | Dythemis maya Calvert, 1906 | Mayan Setwing | | Dythemis nigrescens Calvert, 1899 | Black Setwing | | Dythemis sterilis Hagen, 1861 | Heterosporous ferns | | Dythemis velox Hagen, 1861 | Swift Setwing | | Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861 | Prince Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) costalis Selys, 1871 | Slender Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840 | Common Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) petechialis Muttkowski, 1911 | Dot-winged Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burmeister, 1839 | Mantled Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871 | Spiny Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinosa Hagen, 1878 | Robust Baskettail | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) stella Williamson, 1911 | Florida Baskettail | | Erythemis attala Selys, 1857 | Black Pondhawk | | Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861 | Western Pondhawk | | Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900 | Claret Pondhawk | | Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839 | Pin-tailed Pondhawk | | Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839 | Common Pondhawk | | Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775 | Great Pondhawk | | Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773 | Seaside Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848 | Red-mantled Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842 | Red-faced Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842 | Little Blue Dragonlet | | Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839 | | | Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758 | Band-winged Dragonlet | | Helocordulia selysii Hagen, 1878 | Selys Sundragon | | Idiataphe cubensis Scudder, 1866 | Metallic Pennant | | Libellula auripennis Burmeister, 1839 | Golden-winged Skimmer | | Libellula axilena Westwood, 1837 | Bar-winged Skimmer | | Libellula comanche Calvert, 1907 | Comanche Skimmer | | Libellula composita Hagen, 1873 | Bleached Skimmer | | Libellula croceipennis Selys, 1868 | Neon Skimmer | | Libellula cyanea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Apamea oblonga Haworth, 1809 | | Libellula deplanata (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Tolidomordella discoidea Melsheimer, 1845 | | Libellula flavida (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Eublemma posttornalis Rothschild, 1916 | | Libellula gaigei Gloyd, 1938 | Red-mantled Skimmer | | Libellula incesta Hagen, 1861 | Slaty Skimmer | | Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839 | Widow Skimmer | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula needhami Westfall, 1943 | Needham's Skimmer | | Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula saturata Uhler, 1857 | Firecracker Skimmer | | Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839 | Painted Skimmer | | Libellula subornata (Hagen, 1861) | ⇒ Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 | | Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793 | Great Blue Skimmer | | Macrodiplax balteata Hagen, 1861 | Marl Pennant | | Macromia annulata Hagen, 1861 | Bronzed River Cruiser | | Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862 | Illinois River Cruiser | | Macromia magnifica McLachlan, 1874 | Western River Cruiser | | Macromia pacifica Hagen, 1861 | Gilded River Cruiser | | Macromia taeniolata Rambur, 1842 | Royal River Cruiser | | Macrothemis imitans Karsch, 1890 | Ivory-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis inacuta Calvert, 1898 | Straw-colored Sylph | | Macrothemis inequiunguis Calvert, 1895 | Jade-striped Sylph | | Macrothemis pseudimitans Calvert, 1898 | White-tailed Sylph | | Macrothemis tessellata Burmeister, 1839 | | | Miathyria marcella Selys, 1857 | Hyacinth Glider | | Micrathyria aequalis Hagen, 1861 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria didyma Selys, 1857 | Skimmer | | Micrathyria dissocians Calvert, 1906 | Caribbean Dasher | | Micrathyria hagenii Kirby, 1890 | Thornbush Dasher | | Neurocordulia alabamensis Hodges, 1955 | Alabama Shadowdragon | | Neurocordulia molesta Walsh, 1863 | Smoky Shadowdragon | | Neurocordulia virginiensis Davis, 1927 | Cinnamon Shadowdragon | | Neurocordulia xanthosoma Williamson, 1908 | Orange Shadowdragon | | Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius, 1775 | Roseate Skimmer | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Paltothemis lineatipes Karsch, 1890 | Red Rock Skimmer | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pantala hymenaea Say, 1840 | Spot-winged Glider | | Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773 | Slough Amberwing | | Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889 | Mexican Amberwing | | Perithemis tenera Say, 1840 | Eastern Amberwing | | Planiplax sanguiniventris Calvert, 1907 | Mexican Scarlet-tail | | Plathemis subornata Hagen, 1861 | Desert Whitetail | | Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861 | Filigree Skimmer | | Somatochlora filosa Hagen, 1861 | Fine-lined Emerald | | Somatochlora linearis Hagen, 1861 | Mocha Emerald | | Somatochlora margarita Donnelly, 1962 | Texas Emerald | | Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842 | Blue-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884 | | | Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861 | Variegated meadowhawk | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874 | Striped meadowhawk | | Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840 | Ruby meadowhawk | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk | | Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840 | Black-Legged Sympetrum | | Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861 | Autumn meadowhawk | | Tauriphila argo Hagen, 1869 | Arch-tipped Glider | | Tholymis citrina Hagen, 1867 | Evening Glider | | Tramea abdominalis Rambur, 1842 | Vermilion Saddlebag | | Tramea calverti Muttkowski, 1910 | Striped Saddlebag | | Tramea carolina Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina Saddlebags | | Tramea cophysa Hagen, 1867 | Watermoss | | Tramea insularis Hagen, 1861 | Antillean Saddlebags | | Tramea lacerata Hagen, 1861 | Black Saddlebags | | Tramea onusta Hagen, 1861 | Red Saddlebag |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Texas | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 8
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 27
92 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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