Checklist for Superfamily Libelluloidea Selys, 1840
and region Western Province (Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 116
366
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
366
436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 10
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 9
31
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 9
31
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
| 4
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies | 4
20
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
| 2
16
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
2 Families width 21 Species
Genera for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
16 Genera with 21 Species | Acisoma Rambur, 1842 | Pintails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachydiplax Brauer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1793 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1773 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 1842 | Perchers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epophthalmia Burmeister, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyriothemis Brauer, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurothemis Brauer, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 1770 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodothemis Ris, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyothemis Hagen, 1763 | Flutterers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrathemis Brauer, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1889 | Dropwings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urothemis Brauer, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zyxomma Rambur, 1842 | Duskdarters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
21 Species | Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842 | Asian Pintail | | Brachydiplax sobrina Rambur, 1842 | Little blue marsh hawk | | Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793 | Asian Amberwing | | Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773 | Acarlet skimmer | | Diplacodes nebulosa Fabricius, 1793 | Black-tipped Darter | | Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842 | Blue ground skimmer | | Epophthalmia vittata Burmeister, 1839 | Common torrent hawk | | Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 | Vermilion Forester | | Neurothemis intermedia Rambur, 1842 | Paaddyfield parasol | | Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773 | Pied Paddy Skimmer | | Orthetrum pruinosum Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk | | Orthetrum sabina Drury, 1770 | Green Marsh Hawk | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Rhodothemis rufa Rambur, 1842 | Ruby Darter | | Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889 | Asian sapphire flutterer | | Rhyothemis variegata Linnaeus, 1763 | Common Picture Wing | | Tetrathemis yerburii Kirby, 1894 | Elf | | Trithemis aurora Burmeister, 1839 | Crimson Dropwing | | Trithemis pallidinervis Kirby, 1889 | Dancing dropwing | | Urothemis signata Rambur, 1842 | Greater crimson glider | | Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur, 1842 | Dingy Dusk-darter |
Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Western Province (Sri Lanka) | Family | Corduliidae
Selys-Longchamps, 1850
Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Libellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers | 15
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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