Order Odonata

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Order Odonata
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Odonata (head)
hemispherical head

• head hemispherical or transverse
• neck slender
• eyes large, prominent
• ocelli present (3)
• antenna present, small
• mouthparts ectognathous

transverse head
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Odonata (thorax)
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Order Odonata
pterothoracic segments slanted
legs form basket
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Odonata (abdomen)

• 10-segmented
• cercus present
• ovipositor present or absent

cercus, 1-segmented
ovipositor
secondary genitalia
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Odonata (abdomen)
secondary genitalia
lateralview
ventralview
tergite 1
tergite 2
tergite 3
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Order Odonata (suborders)
Anisoptera
Zygoptera
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Order Odonata (suborders)
Anisoptera
Zygoptera
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Order Odonata (suborders)
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
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Order Odonata (biology/ecology)
male sperm transfer
wheel position
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tandem position
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Order Odonata (biology/ecology)
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Order Odonata (biology/ecology)
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
labium
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Order Odonata (biology/ecology)
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Odonata (fauna)

• World Fauna
• 2 suborders
• 27 families
• ca. 4800 species
• North American Fauna
• 11 families
• Calopterygidae (lab)
• Lestidae (lab)
• Coenagrionidae (lab)
• Gomphidae (lab)
• Aeshnidae (lab)
• Libellulidae (lab)
• ca. 410 species

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Odonata Calopterygidae
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Odonata Lestidae
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Odonata Coenagrionidae
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Odonata Gomphidae
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Odonata Aeshnidae
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Odonata Libellulidae
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Order Odonata
FINIS
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Order Odonata
The following families were not treated in 2007
because of the late start for the course
consider later whether these should be readded in
future years
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Order Odonata
End of families not treated in 2007 because of
the late start for the course
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Order Odonata
odon0002 Macromia sp.
odon0003 Agria sp.
odon0005 Agria sp.
odon0004 Macromia sp.
Borror et al. 1989197 (2, 4), 199 (3, 5)
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Order Protodonata
odon0033 Meganeura monyi sp.
Tillyard 1916303
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Order Odonata
odon0009 Austroaeschna sp.
odon0010 Sympetrum sp.
CSIRO 1991296 (9) Borror et al. 1989190 (10)
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Order Odonata
odon0007 Synlestes sp.
odon0006 Austroaeschna sp.
odon0017 Synlestes sp.
odon0016 Austroaeschna sp.
Anisoptera
Zygoptera
CSIRO 1991295
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Order Odonata
Zygoptera
Anisoptera
CSIRO 1991301 (18), 300 (19)
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Order Odonata
odon0020 Hetaerina sp.
odon0024 Austrolestes sp.
odon0023 Aeschna sp.
odon0022 Coenagrion sp.
odon0021 Coenagrion sp.
CSIRO 1991303 (21, 22) Evans 198474 (20)
Tillyard 191633 (23), 36 (24)
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Odonata Calopterygidae
odon0041 Calopteryx sp.
odon0034 Calopteryx sp.
odon0055 Calopteryx sp.
odon0054 Calopteryx sp.
odon0040 Calopteryx sp.
Borror et al. 1989188 (40, 41) Merritt
Cummins 1984132 (35), 134 (34) Stehr 1987100
(54, 55)
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Odonata Lestidae
odon0048 Austrolestes sp.
odon0036 Lestes sp.
odon0042 Lestes sp.
odon0056 Lestes sp.
odon0024 Lestes sp.
Borror et al. 1989188 (39, 42) CSIRO 1991300
(48) Merritt Cummins 1984135 (36) Stehr
1987100 (56)
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odon0049 Caliagrion sp.
Odonata Coenagrionidae
odon0015 Argia sp.
odon0057 Argiallagma sp.
odon0043 Agria sp.
Borror et al. 1989188 (43) CSIRO 1991300 (49)
Merritt Cummins 1984130 (15) Stehr 1987100
(57)