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Checklist for Subfamily Palpopleurinae Tillyard, 1917
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
100
777
4628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
68
497
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
54
467
2788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
12
231
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
12
231
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
5
120
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters
89
556
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPalpopleurinae
Tillyard, 1917
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
4 Genera with 30 Species
Diastatops Rambur, 18398SpeciesTaxom
Palpopleura Rambur, 17733SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1910Amberwings14SpeciesTaxom
Zenithoptera Selys, 19105SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
30 Species
Diastatops dimidiata Linnaeus, 1758
Diastatops emilia Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops estherae Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops intensa Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops maxima Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops nigra Montgomery, 1940Coues tadpole shrimp
Diastatops obscura Fabricius, 1775
Diastatops pullata Burmeister, 1839
Palpopleura jucunda Rambur, 1842Yellow-veined Widow
Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773African Black Widow
Palpopleura portia Drury, 1773Portia Widow
Perithemis bella Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis capixaba Costa, De So..., 2006
Perithemis cornelia Ris, 1910Orange Amberwing
Perithemis domitia Drury, 1773Slough Amberwing
Perithemis electra Ris, 1930Golden Amberwing
Perithemis icteroptera Selys, 1857
Perithemis intensa Kirby, 1889Mexican Amberwing
Perithemis lais Perty, 1834Fine-banded Amberwing
Perithemis mooma Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis rubita Dunkle, 1982Ruby Amberwing
Perithemis seminole (Calvert, 1907)⇒ Perithemis tenera Say, 1840
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Perithemis thais Kirby, 1889Pop saltbush
Perithemis waltheri (Ris, 1910)⇒ Eudocima salaminia Cramer, 1777
Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera anceps Pujol-Luz, 1993
Zenithoptera fasciata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Zenithoptera americana Linnaeus, 1758
Zenithoptera lanei Santos, 1941
Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910