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Libellulidae (common skimmer)
Taxonomy
Libellulidae was named by Rambur (1842). It is extant. Its type is Libellula.
It was assigned to Odonata by Cockerell (1921) and Lewis (1969); to Libelluloidea by Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Libellulida by Bechly (2007); and to Anisoptera by Carpenter (1992) and Zessin et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Odonata by Cockerell (1921) and Lewis (1969); to Libelluloidea by Nel and Paicheler (1993); to Libellulida by Bechly (2007); and to Anisoptera by Carpenter (1992) and Zessin et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1842 | Libellulidae Rambur |
1870 | Libellula minuscula Oustalet p. 88 figs. Pl 2, fig 6 |
1890 | Libellula minuscula Kirby p. 167 |
1921 | Libellulidae Cockerell |
1935 | Libellula eusebioi Piton p. 172 fig. 1 |
1935 | Libellula eusebioi Piton and Théobald p. 70 figs. Pl 2, fig 1 |
1969 | Libellulidae Lewis p. 100 |
1992 | Libellulidae Carpenter p. 83 |
1993 | Libellulidae Nel and Paicheler p. 166 |
2007 | Libellulidae Bechly |
2008 | Libellulidae Zessin et al. p. 90 |
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Fm. Libellulidae Rambur 1842 [common skimmer]
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Subfm. Leucorrhininae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. Celithemis Hagen 1861
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†Celithemis cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Celithemis zavattinii Bagli and Gentilini 2003
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]
Subfm. Pantalinae
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Tr. Trameini Tillyard 1917
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G. †Palaeotramea Nel and Papazian 1985
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†Palaeotramea aquisextana Nel and Papazian 1985
†Palaeotramea cellulosa Hagen 1863
†Palaeotramea martini Meunier 1914
Paleotramea acutibucula Nel and Paicheler 1993
Paleotramea aquisextana beskonakensis Nel and Paicheler 1993
Paleotramea fasciata Nel and Paicheler 1993
G. Tramea Hagen 1861
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†Tramea barbaresii Gentilini and Bagli 2004
†Tramea miocenica Gentilini 1989
Invalid names: Trapezostigma Hagen 1849 [replaced]
Invalid names: Trameinae Tillyard 1917 [synonym]
Subfm. Sympetrinae Tillyard 1917
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G. Sympetrum Newman 1833
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†Sympetrum bigoti Nel and Papazian 1985
†Sympetrum cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Sympetrum elongatum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum italicum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum krzeminskii Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum marinum Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Invalid names: Diplax Burmeister 1839 [synonym]
Invalid names: Libellula eusebioi Piton 1935 [nomen dubium], Libellula minuscula Oustalet 1870 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available