Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
for Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 135
614
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 134
612
941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 7
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 7
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 7
15
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 5
12
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 5
12
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
8
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vancouver Island
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Vancouver Island
8 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Vancouver Island
15 Species | Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 | American Emerald | | Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) spinigera Selys, 1871 | Spiny Baskettail | | Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861 | Western Pondhawk | | Leucorrhinia hudsonica Selys, 1850 | Hudsonian Whiteface | | Leucorrhinia proxima Calvert, 1890 | Belted Whiteface | | Libellula julia (Uhler, 1857) | ⇒ Ladona julia Uhler, 1857 | | Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950 | | Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758 | Four Spotted Chaser | | Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Blue dasher | | Somatochlora semicircularis Selys, 1871 | Mountain Emerald | | Somatochlora walshii Scudder, 1866 | Brush-tipped Emerald | | Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861 | Cardinal meadowhawk | | Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861 | White-faced meadowhawk | | Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874 | Striped meadowhawk | | Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840 | Band-winged meadowhawk |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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