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Libellulinae

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Taxonomy
Libellulinae was named by Rambur (1842). It is extant. Its type is Libellula.

It was assigned to Libellulidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Steinmann (1997).

Subtaxa
Libellula (syn. Platetrum) (type genus), Orthemis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Libellulinae Rambur
1993Libellulinae Nel and Paicheler p. 166
1997Libellulinae Steinmann p. 372

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
RankNameAuthor
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Exophytica
—Cavilabiata
—Cristotibiata
—Brachystigmata
—Paucipostnodalia
—Eubrachystigmata
—NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
—PaneurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidiformiaBechly 2003
—Paneurypalpida
—Eurypalpida
—Neolamellida
—Valvulida
—Trichodopalpida
—Laterocarinida
—Mediocostida
—Longiansida
—Liberaponsida
—Haplohamulida
—Italoansida
—Anauriculida
—Libellulida
familyLibellulidaeRambur 1842
subfamilyLibellulinaeRambur 1842
subfamilyLibellulinaeRambur 1842

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Libellulinae Rambur 1842
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G. Libellula Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Libellula (Heterophlebia) Westwood 1849
†Libellula adriatica Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Libellula grandis Linnaeus 1758
†Libellula kieseli Assmann 1870
†Libellula mediterranea Gentilini 1989
†Libellula oeningensis Koenig 1825
†Libellula pannewitziana Goeppert 1855
†Libellula pourqueryi Nicolas 1890
†Libellula requieniana Nicolas 1890
†Libellula sieboldiana Goeppert 1855
†Libellula ukrainensis Nel et al. 2005
Invalid names: Libellula aglaia Heer 1861 [nomen nudum], Libellula knetti Handlirsch 1907 [nomen nudum], Platetrum Newman 1833 [synonym]
G. Orthemis Hagen 1861 [tropical king skimmer]
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Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius 1775
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Libellula requieniana, Libellula pourqueryi (153412)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Libellula sp. (123872)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Orthemis ferruginea (106431) Orthemis sp. (123022 123023 123025 123042)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Czechia Libellula knetti (157202)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Libellula oeningensis (151877)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Ukraine (Kerch) Libellula ukrainensis (127948)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Poland Libellula sieboldiana, Libellula kieseli, Libellula pannewitziana (138936)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Libellula sp., Libellula mediterranea, Libellula adriatica (157306)