Database details
| Full name: | Catalogue of the Odonata of the World |
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| Short name: | Odonata |
| Version: | 1.3, Aug 2008 |
| Release date: | 2008-08-01 |
| Authors/editors: | J. van Tol |
| Taxonomic coverage: | Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Odonata |
| English name of the group: | Dragonflies and damselflies |
| Number of species: | 5,747 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: | 864 |
| Number of synonyms: | 1,882 |
| Number of common names: | 0 |
| Total number of names: | 8,493 |
| Abstract: | The Global Species Database of Odonata is a list of all names of extant species of dragonflies and damselflies of the world. The present list is based on a database built during a period of twenty years. The original information was derived from a published catalogue by Davies & Tobin (1984, 1985). However, original publications were consulted to check the spelling and original combination of (virtually) all names. The present taxonomic status of every name in this list is based on published authoritative sources. Addition of the names of fossil taxa, and setting up a management committee for this database, are to be expected in the near future. The original information of the GSD Odonata is managed using a FoxPro application. |
| Organization: | National Museum of Natural History (Naturalis), Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Website: |
http://www.odonata.info |