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Checklist for Subfamily Sympetrinae 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
 
SubfamilySympetrinae
Tillyard, 1917
16
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
16 Genera with 136 Species
Acisoma Rambur, 1889Pintails1SpeciesTaxom
Brachythemis Brauer, 1839Groundlings2SpeciesTaxom
Crocothemis Brauer, 1773Skimmers4SpeciesTaxom
Diplacodes Kirby, 1842Perchers5SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1775Pondhawks11SpeciesTaxom
Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1897Dragonlets58SpeciesTaxom
Nannodiplax Brauer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Nesogonia Kirby, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Neurothemis Brauer, 17735SpeciesTaxom
Nothodiplax Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer1SpeciesTaxom
Ophippus Navas, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoleon Kirby, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Rhodopygia Kirby, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1758Darter Dragonfly49SpeciesTaxom
Ypirangathemis Santos, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
136 Species and 12 Subspecies
Acisoma trifidum Kirby, 1889Ivory Pintail
Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793Asian Amberwing
Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839Banded Groundling
Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis nigrifrons Kirby, 1894Black-headed skimmer
Crocothemis sanguinolenta Burmeister, 1839Little scarlet
Crocothemis servilia Drury, 1773Acarlet skimmer
Diplacodes bipunctata Brauer, 1865Red Percher
Diplacodes haematodes Burmeister, 1839Scarlet Percher
Diplacodes lefebvrii Rambur, 1842Black Percher
Diplacodes melanopsis Martin, 1901Black-faced Percher
Diplacodes trivialis Rambur, 1842Blue ground skimmer
Erythemis attala Selys, 1857Black Pondhawk
Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Erythemis collocata Hagen, 1861Western Pondhawk
Erythemis credula Hagen, 1861
Erythemis furcata Hagen, 1861
Erythemis haematogastra Burmeister, 1839Red Pondhawk
Erythemis mithroides Brauer, 1900Claret Pondhawk
Erythemis peruviana Rambur, 1842Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis plebeja Burmeister, 1839Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Erythemis vesiculosa Fabricius, 1775Great Pondhawk
Erythrodiplax abjecta Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax acantha Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Erythrodiplax ana Guillermo-Fe..., 2016
Erythrodiplax anatoidea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax andagoya Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax angustipennis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax anomala Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax atroterminata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax attenuata Kirby, 1889
Erythrodiplax avittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax basalis Kirby, 1897Versatile fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax basifusca (Calvert, 1895)⇒ Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax berenice Drury, 1773Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice berenice Drury, 1773
Erythrodiplax berenice naeva Hagen, 1861
Erythrodiplax branconensis Sjöstedt, 1929Common lynceus
Erythrodiplax bromeliicola Westfall, 2000Bromeliad Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax castanea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax cauca Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax chromoptera Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax cleopatra Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax clitella Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax connata Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax corallina Brauer, 1865
Erythrodiplax erratica Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax famula Erichson, 1848
Erythrodiplax fervida Erichson, 1848Red-mantled Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fulva Borror, 1957Chihuahua lynceus
Erythrodiplax funerea Hagen, 1861Black-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax fusca Rambur, 1842Red-faced Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax gomesi Santos, 1946Stone Mountain fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax hyalina Förster, 1907
Erythrodiplax ines Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax juliana Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax justiniana Selys, 1857Antillean Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax kimminsi Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax latimaculata Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax lativittata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax laurentia Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax longitudinalis Ris, 1919Summer tadpole shrimp
Erythrodiplax luteofrons Santos, 1956
Erythrodiplax lygaea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax maculosa Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax media Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax melanorubra Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax minuscula Rambur, 1842Little Blue Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax nigricans Rambur, 1842
Erythrodiplax nivea Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax ochracea Burmeister, 1839
Erythrodiplax paraguayensis Förster, 1905Eastern lynceus
Erythrodiplax parvimaculata Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax solimaea Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Erythrodiplax tenuis Borror, 1942
Erythrodiplax transversa Borror, 1957Chihuahua lynceus
Erythrodiplax umbrata Linnaeus, 1758Band-winged Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax unimaculata De Geer, 1773
Erythrodiplax venusta (Kirby, 1897)⇒ Erythrodiplax erratica Erichson, 1848
Nannodiplax rubra Brauer, 1868Pygmy percher
Nesogonia blackburni McLachlan, 1883Blackburn dragonfly
Neurothemis oligoneura Brauer, 1867Spotted Grasshawk
Neurothemis stigmatizans Fabricius, 1775Painted Grasshawk
Neurothemis terminata Fabricius, 1793
Neurothemis terminata terminata Ris, 1911
Neurothemis tullia Drury, 1773Pied Paddy Skimmer
Nothodiplax dendrophila Belle, 1984Canopy Skimmer
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Pseudoleon superba Hagen, 1861
Pseudoleon superbus Hagen, 1861Filigree Skimmer
Rhodopygia cardinalis Erichson, 1848Cardinal Redskimmer
Rhodopygia geijskesi Belle, 1964
Rhodopygia hinei Calvert, 1907
Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907Slender Redskimmer
Rhodopygia pruinosa Buchholz, 1953
Sympetrum ambigua Rambur, 1842
Sympetrum ambiguum Rambur, 1842Blue-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum baccha baccha Selys, 1884
Sympetrum chaconi De Marmels, 1994
Sympetrum cordulegaster Selys, 1883
Sympetrum corrupta Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk
Sympetrum costifera Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum costiferum Hagen, 1861Saffron Winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum danae Sulzer, 1776Black darter
Sympetrum decisum (Hagen, 1874)⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum eroticum Selys, 1883Foot-tipped Darter
Sympetrum evanescens De Marmels, 1992
Sympetrum flaveolum Linnaeus, 1758Yellow-winged darter
Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840Nomad
Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illota Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum illotum Hagen, 1861Cardinal meadowhawk
Sympetrum illotum gilvum (Brauer, 1868)⇒ Sympetrum gilvum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum illotum illotum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum illotum virgulum Selys, 1884
Sympetrum internum Montgomery, 1943Cherry-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum janeae (Carle, 1993)⇒ Eugnathia roseoliva Warren, 1913
Sympetrum madida Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum madidum Hagen, 1861Red-veined meadowhawk
Sympetrum nigrescens (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840
Sympetrum nigrocreatum Calvert, 1920Talamanca meadowhawk
Sympetrum obtrusa Hagen, 1867
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum occidentale (Bartenef, 1915)⇒ Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840
Sympetrum occidentale californicum (Walker, 1951)⇒ Eugraphe funkei Püngeler, 1901
Sympetrum occidentale fasciatum (Walker, 1951)⇒ Eugraphe funkei Püngeler, 1901
Sympetrum occidentale occidentale Bartenef, 1915
Sympetrum pallipes Hagen, 1874Striped meadowhawk
Sympetrum paramo De Marmels, 2001
Sympetrum parvulum Bartenef, 1912
Sympetrum rubicundula Say, 1839
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum decisum (Hagen, 1874)⇒ Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum rubicundulum rubicundulum (Say, 1839)⇒ Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840
Sympetrum sanguineum Müller, 1764Ruddy darter
Sympetrum semicincta Say, 1839
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum signiferum Cannings & G..., 1991Spot-winged Meadowhawk
Sympetrum striolatum Charpentier, 1840Black-Legged Sympetrum
Sympetrum vicina Hagen, 1861
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Sympetrum villosum Ris, 1911Desert fairy shrimp
Sympetrum vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758Moustached darter
Ypirangathemis calverti Santos, 1945