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Skimmers

Libellulidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Libellulidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Odonata List
Libellulidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, Mozambique Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4, iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy version 3 1
Libellulidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Egypt Species List, University of Alberta Museums, Algeria Species List, Andorra Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bosnia and Herzegovina Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Latvia Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Liechtenstein Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macedonia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Montenegro Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Reunion Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Turkey Species List, Turks and Caicos Islands Species List, Uganda Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Kattegat Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Skagerrak Species List, South China Sea Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, and English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
Libellulidae Leach 1815
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Alternative Names

? barbaresii Gentilini & Bagli, 2004
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cellulosa Hagen, 1863
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? eusebioi Piton, 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? martini Meunier, 1914
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? miocenica Gentilini, 1989
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aino Kirby 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Akrothemis Theischinger & Richards 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Allorhizucha
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Allorrhizucha Karsch 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anisoptera
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Archaeophlebia Ris 1909
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Beblicia
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Bolivarides Martin 1907
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Brachythemis Burmeister 1839
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Calothemis Selys 1878
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Carajathemis Machado 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cendra Navás 1916
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cirrothemis Fisher 1939
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Coenotiata Buchecker
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crocorthetrum Fraser 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crocothemis Brauer 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dicranopyga Karsch 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diplacodes Rambur 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Donzella Navás 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eothemis Ris 1909
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Fylla Kirby 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Leptetrum Newman 1833
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Leucorrhinia Brittinger 1850
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Libellulidae
Harvest ancestor according to Taiwan Encyclopedia of Life, Dragonflies of Taiwan, Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Anguilla Species List, Aruba Species List, Bahrain Species List, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Invertebrate phenology, Habitat data for aquatic invertebrates, Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data, Alaskan Arthropods, Simpson et al 2020, World Register of Marine Species, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Limnetothemis Pinhey 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mesumbethemis Vick 2000
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Microthemis Brauer 1868
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Misthotus Kirby 1905
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Monardithemis Longfield 1946
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nannophya Rambur 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Neothemis Oguma 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nothifixis Navás 1916
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nubiothemis Fraser 1954
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ophippus Navás 1916
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oreoxenia Förster 1899
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Orthetrum Selys 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pantala Fabricius 1798
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parathemis Fraser 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Philonomon Förster 1906
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Platetrum Newman 1833
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Potomarcha
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pronomaja Förster 1909
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudomacromia Kirby 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudophlebia Martin 1902
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Selysiothemis Ris 1897
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stoechia Kirby 1898
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sympetrum Sulzer 1776
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Trapezostigma Hagen 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Trithemis Palisot de Beauvois 1807
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Untamo Kirby 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zonothrasys Karsch 1890
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zygonyx Kirby 1889
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

common skimmer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Common Skimmers
skimmers preferred

Afrikaans

Waterveërs preferred

Arabic

رعاشات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

իսկական ճպուռներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

плоски водни кончета preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Libel·lúlid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

Czech

vážkovití preferred

Danish

Libeller preferred

Dutch; Flemish

Esperanto

Libeledoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Vesikiillased preferred

Finnish

varsinaiset sudenkorennot preferred

French

"Libellules ""vraies""" preferred

German

Segellibellen preferred
Kurzlibellen preferred

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Λιβελουλίδες preferred

Hebrew

טיסניתיים preferred

Hungarian

laposhasú acsák preferred

Italian

Libellulide preferred

Japanese

Kashubian

Przezdrzélnikòwaté preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

잠자리과 preferred

Latvian

Platspāres preferred

Lithuanian

Raštuotosios skėtės preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Raštuotosios Skėtės preferred

Low Saxon

Koornsnieders preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

сплеснати вилински коњчиња preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

നീർമുത്തന്മാർ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tániilʼáí nteelígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

speidelibeller preferred

Persian

آسیابک‌های آب‌نشین preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Ważkowate preferred

Russian

Настоящие стрекозы preferred

Scottish Gaelic

uachdarair preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

vážkovité preferred

Spanish; Castilian

Ploščci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Libélulas rayadoras preferred

Swedish

Segeltrollsländor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Boochikwanishiyag (Oboodashkwaanishiinhyag) preferred

Welsh

Picellwyr (teulu) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

رعاشات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蜻科 preferred

Zh Hans

蜻蜓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蜻蜓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

蜻蜓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蜻蜓科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Libellulidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Odonata
Anisoptera
Libelluloidea
Libellulidae (this page)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata Fabricius 1793
Anisoptera Selys 1854
Libellulidae Leach 1815 (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Libellulidae (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Libellulidae (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Libellulidae (this page)
156 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

iNaturalist Taxonomy with vernacular names

Life
Animalia
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Odonata
Anisoptera
Libelluloidea
Libellulidae (this page)

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Palaeoptera
Odonata Fabricius 1793
Anisoptera Selys 1854
Libellulidae (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Odonata
Libellulidae (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Palaeoptera
Odonata
Epiprocta
Anisoptera
Cavilabiata
Libellulidae (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Palaeoptera
Odonatoptera
Odonata
Epiprocta
Libelluloidea
Libellulidae (this page)
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