Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 209
1041
1546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 209
1041
1546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 12
34
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 12
34
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 12
34
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
22
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
22
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 3
16
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Townsville
3 Families width 24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Townsville
16 Genera with 24 Species | Brachydiplax Brauer, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1894 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eusynthemis Förster, 1906 | Tigertails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemicordulia Selys, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrodiplax Brauer, 1867 | Marl Pennants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nannodiplax Brauer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1868 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocordulia Tillyard, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodothemis Ris, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1894 | Flutterers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tholymis Hagen, 1798 | Evening Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tramea Hagen, 1866 | Saddlebag Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Townsville
24 Species and 2 Subspecies | Brachydiplax denticauda Brauer, 1867 | Palemouth | | Crocothemis nigrifrons Kirby, 1894 | Black-headed skimmer | | Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865 | Red Percher | | Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839 | Scarlet Percher | | Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer | | Eusynthemis nigra Tillyard, 1906 | Black Tigertail | | Hemicordulia australiae Rambur, 1842 | Australian Emerald | | Macrodiplax cora Kaup, 1867 | Coastal Glider | | Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868 | Pygmy percher | | Neurothemis stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775 | Painted Grasshawk | | Orthetrum caledonicum Brauer, 1865 | Blue Skimmer | | Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770 | Green Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum serapia Watson, 1984 | Green Skimmer | | Orthetrum villosovittatum Brauer, 1868 | Fiery Skimmer | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Pseudocordulia elliptica Tillyard, 1913 | Ellipse-tipped mistfly | | Rhodothemis lieftincki Fraser, 1954 | Red Arrow | | Rhyothemis braganza Karsch, 1890 | Iridescent flutterer | | Rhyothemis graphiptera Rambur, 1842 | Banded Flutterer | | Rhyothemis phyllis Sulzer, 1776 | Yellow-barred Flutterer | | Rhyothemis phyllis chloe Kirby, 1894 | | | Rhyothemis princeps Kirby, 1894 | Sapphire flutterer | | Rhyothemis princeps princeps Kirby, 1894 | | | Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 | Coral-tailed Cloud Wing | | Tramea loewii Kaup, 1866 | Common Glider | | Urothemis aliena Selys, 1878 | Red Baron |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Townsville | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Synthemidae
Tillyard, 1917
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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