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Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)

Wikipedia Abstract

Odonata is an order of carnivorous insects, encompassing the dragonflies (Anisoptera) and the damselflies (Zygoptera). The Odonata form a clade, which has existed since the Triassic. Dragonflies are generally larger, and perch with their wings held out to the sides; damselflies have slender bodies, and hold their wings over the body at rest.
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Family

Aeschnidiidae (42)
Aeshnidae (hawkers) (609)   (18)
Aktassiidae (8)
Amphipterygidae (26)   (1)
Anglophlebiidae (1)
Araripechlorogomphidae (1)
Araripelibellulidae (8)
Araripephlebiidae (2)
Argiolestidae (49)   (1)
Asiopteridae (14)
Austroperilestidae (1)
Austropetaliidae (12)   (1)
Batkeniidae (3)
Bolcacorduliidae (1)
Bolcathoridae (1)
Burmacoenagrionidae (6)
Burmaeshnidae (4)
Burmagomphidae (2)
Burmaphlebiidae (2)
Callimokaltaniidae (1)
Calopterygidae (broad-winged damselflies) (217)   (10)
Campterophlebiidae (63)
Carleidae (1)
Chlorocyphidae (Damselfly) (181)   (22)
Chlorogomphidae (4)
Coenagrionidae (1,374)   (95)
Cordulegasteridae (3)
Cordulegastridae (Spiketails) (111)   (5)
Cordulephyidae (1)
Corduliidae (424)   (17)
Cratopetaliidae (1)
Cretacoenagrionidae (1)
Cretapetaluridae (4)
Cyclothemistidae (7)
Cymatophlebiidae (3)
Daohugoulibellulidae (1)
Dicteriadidae (3)
Ditaxineuridae (3)
Dysagrionidae (38)
Enigmaeshnidae (1)
Enigmalestidae (1)
Eocorduliidae (1)
Eolestidae (3)
Eosagrionidae (1)
Epallagidae (8)
Epiophlebiidae (Damselfly) (2)
Erichschmidtiidae (1)
Eumorbaeschnidae (2)
Euphaeidae (Gossamerwings) (91)   (5)
Euthemistidae (3)
Frenguelliidae (3)
Gallophlebiidae (1)
Gomphaeschnidae (22)
Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies) (1,167)   (43)
Gondvanogomphidae (1)
Hageniidae (1)
Hemeroscopidae (2)
Hemiphlebiidae (14)
Henrotayiidae (1)
Heterophlebiidae (5)
Hypolestidae (3)
Idionychidae (1)
Isophlebiidae (9)
Isostictidae (47)   (3)
Juracorduliidae (1)
Juragomphidae (1)
Juraheterophlebiidae (4)
Juralibellulidae (1)
Kaltanoneuridae (1)
Kennedyidae (24)
Latibasaliidae (2)
Lestidae (Spreadwings) (193)   (5)
Lestoideidae (13)   (1)
Liadotypidae (1)
Liassogomphidae (6)
Liassophlebiidae (8)
Liassostenophlebiidae (1)
Libanocorduliidae (1)
Libellulidae (1,249)   (32)
Liupanshaniidae (11)
Magnathemidae (1)
Megaphlebiidae (1)
Megapodagrionidae (flatwings) (359)   (18)
Mesochlorogomphidae (2)
Mesomegaloprepidae (1)
Mesophlebiidae (3)
Mesuropetalidae (5)
Mitophlebiidae (1)
Myopophlebiidae (8)
Nannogomphidae (1)
Neopetaliidae (1)
Nodalulaidae (1)
Nothomacromiidae (1)
Palaeomacromiidae (4)
Paraburmagomphidae (1)
Paracoryphagrionidae (1)
Paracymatophlebiidae (2)
Paragonophlebiidae (2)
Parastenophlebiidae (1)
Perilestidae (Shortwings) (20)   (2)
Permaeschnidae (2)
Permagrionidae (1)
Permepallagidae (1)
Petaluridae (19)
Piroutetiidae (1)
Platycnemididae (298)   (39)
Platystictidae (shadowdamsels) (302)   (68)
Polytaxineuridae (1)
Polythoridae (60)
Primumaeshnidae (1)
Priscalestidae (1)
Progobiaeshnidae (7)
Prohemeroscopidae (2)
Prostenophlebiidae (1)
Proterogomphidae (9)
Protomyrmeleontidae (25)
Protoneuridae (threadtails) (339)   (14)
Pseudolestidae (1)
Pseudostenolestidae (1)
Pseudostigmatidae (22)
Selenothemidae (7)
Sieblosiidae (21)
Sphenophlebiidae (6)
Steleopteridae (5)
Stenophlebiidae (2)
Synlestidae (sylphs) (45)   (2)
Synthemistidae (tigertails) (49)   (2)
Tarsophlebiidae (9)
Telephlebiidae (1)
Triadophlebiidae (6)
Triassolestidae (9)
Urolibellulidae (2)
Urothemistidae (1)
Valdicorduliidae (1)
Whetwhetaksidae (3)
Xamenophlebiidae (1)
Zacallitidae (2)
Zygophlebiidae (7)

Genus

Agrion (5)
Allenbya (1)
Andrephlebia (1)
Anomothemis (1)
Archithemis (1)
Austrolestidion (1)
Austrolibellula (1)
Austroprotolindenia (1)
Balticoagrion (1)
Bechlya (1)
Brunellopteron (1)
Burmastenophlebia (1)
Camptotaxineura (1)
Carpentertypus (1)
Cerdanyagrion (1)
Cladophlebia (2)
Condalia (1)
Cratostenophlebia (1)
Cretahemiphlebia (1)
Cretalestes (1)
Cretapodagrion (1)
Cretarchistigma (2)
Cymatophlebiella (1)
Dactylobasis (1)
Dinosamarura (1)
Ditaxineurella (1)
Eocalopteryx (1)
Eodichroma (1)
Eodysphaea (1)
Eothaumatoneura (1)
Epallagites (1)
Epilestes (3)
Erasipteroides (1)
Erasipteron (1)
Euarchistigma (3)
Gallostenophlebia (1)
Gasophlebia (1)
Hemizygopteron (1)
Hispanocoenagrion (1)
Homothetus (1)
Huabeia (1)
Italolestes (1)
Italophlebia (3)
Ixtahua (1)
Jacquesoudardia (1)
Jujusia (1)
Kazachophlebia (1)
Kazakhophlebiella (1)
Kobdoneura (1)
Liadothemis (4)
Liaostenophlebia (1)
Libanolestes (1)
Litheuphaea (3)
Lodevia (1)
Lutetialestes (1)
Magnasupplephlebia (2)
Megatypus (4)
Mesostenophlebia (1)
Namurotypus (1)
Neritophlebia (3)
Nonymophlebia (1)
Oligoargiolestes (1)
Oligotypus (4)
Orthaeschnites (1)
Oryctothemis (1)
Palaeophlebia (1)
Pamita (1)
Parapetala (1)
Parelthothemis (1)
Perissophlebia (1)
Permagrion (1)
Permothemis (5)
Petrothemis (1)
Pritykiniella (1)
Procordulagomphus (4)
Progonophlebia (1)
Promegalestes (1)
Propecymatophlebia (1)
Protagrion (1)
Pycnothemis (1)
Reschiostenophlebia (1)
Rhabdothemis (1)
Rudiaeschna (2)
Samarura (2)
Santanagrion (1)
Saxonagrion (1)
Schlechtendaliola (1)
Scytolestes (1)
Sinocymatophlebiella (1)
Sogdothemis (1)
Solutotherates (1)
Stenophlebia (9)
Stephanotypus (1)
Steropoides (1)
Telmaeshna (1)
Temnostigma (1)
Terskeja (3)
Thanetophilosina (1)
Tillyardia (1)
Triassophlebia (1)
Valerea (1)
Voltzialestes (1)
Vulcagrion (3)
Whalleyala (1)
Wolfgangeuphaea (1)
Yixianstenophlebia (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0