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Taxonomy of Subfamily Sympetrinae Tillyard, 1917


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		3816
189502
2439455		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		315
2742
23344		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		170
1701
15422		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
23
670
8007		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies		21
667
8003		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Libelluloidea
Selys, 1840
10
336
4255		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyLibellulidae
Rambur, 1842
Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters		249
3234		Genera
Species
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
23
569		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Sympetrinae Tillyard, 1917
GenusAcisoma
Rambur, 1842
Pintails		11Species
GenusBrachythemis
Brauer, 1868
Groundlings		14Species
GenusBradinopyga
Kirby, 1893
9Species
GenusCrocothemis
Brauer, 1868
Skimmers		38Species
GenusCyanothemis
Ris, 1915
2Species
GenusDeielia
Kirby, 1889
6Species
GenusDiplacodes
Kirby, 1889
Perchers		36Species
GenusErythemis
Hagen, 1861
Pondhawks		27Species
GenusErythrodiplax
Brauer, 1868
Dragonlets		106Species
GenusIndothemis
Ris, 1909
8Species
GenusNannodiplax
Brauer, 1868
4Species
GenusNesogonia
Kirby, 1898
1Species
GenusNeurothemis
Brauer, 1867
62Species
GenusNothodiplax
Belle, 1984
Canopy Skimmer		1Species
GenusOphippus
Navas, 1916
1Species
GenusPachydiplax
Brauer, 1868
Blue Dashers		2Species
GenusPhilonomon
Förster, 1906
2Species
GenusPseudoleon
Kirby, 1889
2Species
GenusRhodopygia
Kirby, 1889
8Species
GenusRhodothemis
Ris, 1909
7Species
GenusSympetrum
Newman, 1833
Darter Dragonfly, Darters, Meadowhawks		220Species
GenusViridithemis
Fraser, 1960
1Species
GenusYpirangathemis
Santos, 1945
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Sympetrinae Tillyard, 1917
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlbania
2 Genera  5 SpeciesAlgeria
5 Genera  10 SpeciesAndorra
1 Genus  3 SpeciesAngola
6 Genera  21 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
2 Genera  3 SpeciesArgentina
4 Genera  30 SpeciesArmenia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesAustralia
8 Genera  25 SpeciesAustria
2 Genera  12 SpeciesAzerbaijan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBahamas
6 Genera  10 SpeciesBahrain
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBangladesh
7 Genera  9 SpeciesBarbados
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelarus
2 Genera  6 SpeciesBelgium
2 Genera  12 SpeciesBelize
3 Genera  9 SpeciesBenin
4 Genera  6 SpeciesBhutan
4 Genera  4 SpeciesBolivia
4 Genera  17 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBotswana
6 Genera  17 SpeciesBrazil
7 Genera  45 SpeciesBrunei
2 Genera  3 SpeciesBulgaria
2 Genera  8 SpeciesBurkina Faso
4 Genera  9 SpeciesBurundi
6 Genera  12 SpeciesCambodia
7 Genera  12 SpeciesCameroon
7 Genera  14 SpeciesCanada
8 Genera  38 SpeciesCape Verde
4 Genera  9 SpeciesCentral African Republic
3 Genera  3 SpeciesChad
4 Genera  8 SpeciesChile
2 Genera  4 SpeciesChina
10 Genera  37 SpeciesColombia
7 Genera  52 SpeciesCosta Rica
5 Genera  25 SpeciesCroatia
2 Genera  5 SpeciesCuba
4 Genera  19 SpeciesCyprus
3 Genera  5 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Genera  10 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
7 Genera  12 SpeciesDenmark
3 Genera  10 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
2 Genera  2 SpeciesDominican Republic
3 Genera  9 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Genera  7 SpeciesEcuador
6 Genera  29 SpeciesEgypt
7 Genera  12 SpeciesEl Salvador
3 Genera  9 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
5 Genera  9 SpeciesEstonia
1 Genus  8 SpeciesEthiopia
6 Genera  14 SpeciesFiji
1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
2 Genera  9 SpeciesFrance
7 Genera  41 SpeciesGabon
3 Genera  5 SpeciesGambia
6 Genera  18 SpeciesGeorgia
6 Genera  17 SpeciesGermany
6 Genera  19 SpeciesGhana
7 Genera  16 SpeciesGreece
4 Genera  17 SpeciesGrenada
2 Genera  3 SpeciesGuatemala
6 Genera  15 SpeciesGuinea
6 Genera  13 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
5 Genera  10 SpeciesGuyana
4 Genera  26 SpeciesHaiti
3 Genera  5 SpeciesHonduras
5 Genera  16 SpeciesHungary
2 Genera  7 SpeciesIceland
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIndia
11 Genera  38 SpeciesIndonesia
10 Genera  33 SpeciesIran
4 Genera  7 SpeciesIraq
3 Genera  4 SpeciesIreland
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIsrael
4 Genera  9 SpeciesItaly
8 Genera  25 SpeciesIvory Coast
7 Genera  16 SpeciesJamaica
4 Genera  13 SpeciesJapan
8 Genera  32 SpeciesJordan
4 Genera  5 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Genus  5 SpeciesKenya
7 Genera  19 SpeciesKiribati
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuwait
1 Genus  2 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
2 Genera  9 SpeciesLaos
4 Genera  5 SpeciesLatvia
1 Genus  4 SpeciesLebanon
2 Genera  3 SpeciesLesotho
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLiberia
9 Genera  21 SpeciesLibya
4 Genera  6 SpeciesLiechtenstein
1 Genus  9 SpeciesLithuania
2 Genera  10 SpeciesLuxembourg
2 Genera  10 SpeciesMadagascar
6 Genera  19 SpeciesMalawi
7 Genera  15 SpeciesMalaysia
8 Genera  16 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMali
5 Genera  10 SpeciesMalta
3 Genera  4 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritania
2 Genera  3 SpeciesMauritius
3 Genera  7 SpeciesMexico
5 Genera  31 SpeciesMicronesia
7 Genera  12 SpeciesMoldova
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMongolia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesMontenegro
2 Genera  5 SpeciesMorocco
5 Genera  14 SpeciesMozambique
7 Genera  17 SpeciesMyanmar
6 Genera  10 SpeciesNamibia
8 Genera  18 SpeciesNepal
8 Genera  20 SpeciesNetherlands
10 Genera  44 SpeciesNew Zealand
3 Genera  4 SpeciesNicaragua
5 Genera  17 SpeciesNiger
3 Genera  7 SpeciesNigeria
9 Genera  26 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Genus  10 SpeciesNorway
6 Genera  18 SpeciesOman
2 Genera  3 SpeciesPakistan
4 Genera  5 SpeciesPalau
6 Genera  9 SpeciesPalestine
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPanama
6 Genera  22 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
5 Genera  12 SpeciesParaguay
2 Genera  17 SpeciesPeru
4 Genera  26 SpeciesPhilippines
7 Genera  12 SpeciesPoland
2 Genera  10 SpeciesPortugal
6 Genera  15 SpeciesQatar
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
3 Genera  3 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
7 Genera  26 SpeciesRomania
2 Genera  5 SpeciesRussia
4 Genera  21 SpeciesRwanda
4 Genera  8 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
3 Genera  3 SpeciesSaint Lucia
4 Genera  5 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSenegal
8 Genera  15 SpeciesSerbia
2 Genera  5 SpeciesSeychelles
3 Genera  8 SpeciesSierra Leone
6 Genera  15 SpeciesSingapore
7 Genera  11 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Genera  8 SpeciesSlovenia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
8 Genera  19 SpeciesSomalia
3 Genera  8 SpeciesSouth Korea
6 Genera  24 SpeciesSouth Sudan
4 Genera  4 SpeciesSpain
7 Genera  25 SpeciesSri Lanka
10 Genera  14 SpeciesSudan
5 Genera  11 SpeciesSuriname
5 Genera  31 SpeciesSweden
9 Genera  36 SpeciesSwitzerland
5 Genera  19 SpeciesSyria
2 Genera  2 SpeciesTaiwan
8 Genera  57 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Genus  0 SpeciesTanzania
7 Genera  18 SpeciesThailand
11 Genera  19 SpeciesTogo
5 Genera  12 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
4 Genera  20 SpeciesTunisia
2 Genera  3 SpeciesTurkey
4 Genera  11 SpeciesTurkmenistan
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUganda
7 Genera  22 SpeciesUkraine
2 Genera  7 SpeciesUnited Arab Emirates
3 Genera  4 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
9 Genera  39 SpeciesUruguay
2 Genera  7 SpeciesUSA
11 Genera  58 SpeciesUzbekistan
2 Genera  5 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
5 Genera  35 SpeciesVietnam
8 Genera  12 SpeciesYemen
3 Genera  3 SpeciesZambia
7 Genera  19 SpeciesZimbabwe
7 Genera  17 Species


Distribution on islands
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Admiralty Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAldabra Group
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAlnön
1 Genus  4 SpeciesAnholt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBanks Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
1 Genus  3 SpeciesBathurst Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesDesertas
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDunk Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesFårö (Denmark)
1 Genus  5 SpeciesFuerteventura
2 Genera  3 SpeciesGotska Sandön
1 Genus  2 SpeciesHebrides
1 Genus  2 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Genus  2 SpeciesIsla Isabella
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Margarita
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Verde
1 Genus  0 SpeciesIslands of Chile
4 Genera  5 SpeciesIslands of the Stagnone of Marsala
2 Genera  2 SpeciesKupreanof Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Gomera
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Graciosa
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
5 Genera  10 SpeciesLangkawi
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
5 Genera  21 SpeciesMagnetic Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesMahé
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMoa Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMøn
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
2 Genera  3 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPorto Santo Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Queensland)
2 Genera  2 SpeciesPuhtu
1 Genus  4 SpeciesRügen
1 Genus  3 SpeciesSanday
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Barbara Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Mainland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSkye
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSmith Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStradbroke Island
3 Genera  5 SpeciesTenerife
2 Genera  3 SpeciesThursday Island
2 Genera  3 SpeciesUist
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
3 Genera  11 SpeciesWellington
2 Genera  2 Species


Found in fossile formations
Green River Formation
2 Genera  4 SpeciesMuch Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Genus  2 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Genus  1 Species