THE
UNIVERSAL COMPENDIUM
Odonata
Families
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Family |
Distribution by continent | General | Species |
| Zygoptera | |||
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Amphipterygidae |
Africa, Asia, North and South America | 4 | 9 |
| Calopterygidae | Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America | 15 | 158 |
| Chlorocyphidae | Africa, Asia | 15 | 133 |
| Chorismagrionidae | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Coenagrionidae | Worldwide | 82 | 1067 |
| Dicteriadidae | South America | 2 | 2 |
| Diphlebiidae | Asia, Australia | 2 | 9 |
| Euphaeidae | Asia | 8 | 63 |
| Hemiphlebiidae | Australia | 1 | 1 |
| Isostictidae | Australia | 12 | 45 |
| Lestidae | Worldwide | 9 | 155 |
| Lestoideidae | Australia | 1 | 4 |
| Megapodagrionidae | Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America | 43 | 255 |
| Perilestidae | Africa, North and South America | 3 | 20 |
| Platycnemididae | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe | 23 | 198 |
| Platystictidae | Asia, North and South America | 5 | 159 |
| Polythoridae | North and South America | 8 | 56 |
| Protoneuridae | Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America | 24 | 240 |
| Pseudostigmatidae | North and South America | 5 | 18 |
| Synlestidae | Africa, Asia, Australia, North America | 7 | 33 |
| Anisoptera | |||
| Aeshnidae | Worldwide | 49 | 411 |
| Austropetaliidae | Australia, South America | 7 | 15 |
| Chlorogomphidae | Asia | 2 | 40 |
| Cordulegastridae | Asia, Europe, North America | 4 | 51 |
| Corduliidae | Worldwide | 44 | 358 |
| Epiophlebiidae | Asia | 1 | 2 |
| Gomphidae | Worldwide | 91 | 952 |
| Libellulidae | Worldwide | 140 | 962 |
| Neopetaliidae | South America | 1 | 1 |
| Petaluridae | Asia, Australia, North and South America | 5 | 11 |
| Synthemistidae | Australia | 7 | 42 |
| TOTAL | 621 | 5471 | |
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Sources Resh, V. H. and R. T. Cardé. Encyclopedia of Insects. Amsterdam; Boston: Academic Press, 2003.
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