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Checklist of Superfamily Petaluroidea Carle, 1986
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
69
261
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
53
200
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
46
188
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
9
99
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
9
99
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Petaluroidea
Carle, 1986
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
1 Family width 8 Species
Petaluridae Needham, 1903Grayback dragonfly8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
4 Genera with 8 Species
Libellulium Westwood, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Petalura Leach, 1815Petaltails1SpeciesTaxom
Tachopteryx Uhler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Uropetala Selys, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
8 Species
Libellulium agrias J. O. Westwood, 1854
Libellulium kaupii Westwood, 1854
Libellulium standingae Jarzembowski, 1994
Libellulium zdrzaleki Jarzembowski, 1994
Petalura gigantea Leach, 1815Giant dragonfly
Tachopteryx thoreyi Hagen, 1858Gray petaltail
Uropetala carovei White, 1843Bush Giant Dragonfly
Uropetala chiltoni Tillyard, 1921Mountain Giant Dragonfly

Subnodes of Petaluroidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyPetaluridae
Needham, 1903
grayback dragonfly, Graybacks, Petaltails
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom