A Checklist of British and Irish Dragonfly Species

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: British Dragonfly Society

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: A Checklist of British and Irish Dragonfly Species

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Stoke-on-Trent, Britain

Publisher: British Dragonfly Society

Online_Linkage:

http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/checklist.htm

Description:

Abstract:

Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures. Fossil records, clearly recognizable as dragonflies, go back to Carboniferous times which means that they date back almost 300 million years, predating pterodactyls by 100 million years and birds by some 150 million. The British Dragonfly Society maintains a checklist of British and Irish dragonflies. This checklist includes all British and Irish species including migrants, vagrants and species now believed extinct in the British Isles.

Purpose:

The purpose is to maintain a checklist of British and Irish dragonfly species.

Supplemental_Information:

Information was obtained from http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/checklist.htm. (previous geoform was 'list')

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: United Kingdom and Ireland

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -10.52

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 2.39

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.07

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.49

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: checklist

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Britain

Place_Keyword: Ireland

Place_Keyword: United Kingdom

Taxonomy:

Keywords_Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Taxonomic_Keywords: arthropods

Taxonomic_Keywords: insects

Taxonomic_Keywords: dragonflies

Taxonomic_Keywords: damselflies

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia

Applicable_Common_Name: animals

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Arthropoda

Applicable_Common_Name: arthropods

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum

Taxon_Rank_Value: Hexapoda

Applicable_Common_Name: hexapods

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Insecta

Applicable_Common_Name: insects

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pterygota

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Superorder

Taxon_Rank_Value: Paleoptera

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Odonata

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder

Taxon_Rank_Value: Zygoptera

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Calopterygidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Calopteryx

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Calopteryz virgo

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Calopteryx splendens

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Lestidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Lestes

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Lestes sponsa

Applicable_Common_Name: Scarce Emerald Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Lestes dryas

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrionidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion mercuriale

Applicable_Common_Name: Southern Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion scitulum

Applicable_Common_Name: Dainty Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion hastulatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Northern Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion lunulatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Irish Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion armatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Norfolk Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion puella

Applicable_Common_Name: Azure Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Coenagrion pulchellum

Applicable_Common_Name: Variable Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Enallagma

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Enallagma cyathigerum

Applicable_Common_Name: Common Blue Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ischnura

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ischnura pumilio

Applicable_Common_Name: Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ischnura elegans

Applicable_Common_Name: Blue-tailed Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceriagrion

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceriagrion tenellum

Applicable_Common_Name: Small Red Damselfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder

Taxon_Rank_Value: Anisoptera

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshnidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna caerulea

Applicable_Common_Name: Azure Hawker

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna juncea

Applicable_Common_Name: Common Hawker

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna mixta

Applicable_Common_Name: Migrant Hawker

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna cyanea

Applicable_Common_Name: Southern Hawker

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Aeshna grandis

Applicable_Common_Name: Brown Hawker

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Anax

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Anax imperator

Applicable_Common_Name: Emperor Dragonfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Anax junius

Applicable_Common_Name: Green Darner

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Anax parthenope

Applicable_Common_Name: Lesser Emperor Dragonfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cordulegastridae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cordulegaster

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cordulegaster boltonii

Applicable_Common_Name: Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Corduliidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subfamily

Taxon_Rank_Value: Corduliinae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cordulia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Cordulia aenea

Applicable_Common_Name: Downy Emerald

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Somatochlora

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Somatochlora metallica

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Somatochlora arctica

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Libellulidae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Libellula

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Libellula quadrimaculata

Applicable_Common_Name: Four-spotted Chaser

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Libellula fulva

Applicable_Common_Name: Scarce Chaser

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Libellula depressa

Applicable_Common_Name: Broad-bodied Chaser

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Orthetrum

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Orthetrum cancellatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Black-tailed Skimmer

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Orthetrum coerulescens

Applicable_Common_Name: Keeled Skimmer

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum striolatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Common Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum nigrescens

Applicable_Common_Name: Highland Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum fonscolombei

Applicable_Common_Name: Red-veined Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum flaveolum

Applicable_Common_Name: Yelllow-winged Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum sanguineum

Applicable_Common_Name: Ruddy Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum danae

Applicable_Common_Name: Black Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum vulgatum

Applicable_Common_Name: Vagrant Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Sympetrum pedemontanum

Applicable_Common_Name: Banded Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Crocothemis

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Crocothemis erythraea

Applicable_Common_Name: Scarlet Darter

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pantala

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pantala flavescens

Applicable_Common_Name: Globe Skimmer

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Leucorrhinia

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Leucorrhinia dubia

Applicable_Common_Name: White-faced Darter

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Timmothy Beynon

Contact_Organization: British Dragonfly Society

Contact_Position: Chairman

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 34 Church Lane, Checkley

City: Stoke-on-Trent

Postal_Code: ST10 4NJ

Country: Britain

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 01538 724130

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tgb@34checkley.fsnet.co.uk

Data_Set_Credit: j

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable

Completeness_Report:

This checklist includes all British and Irish species including migrants, vagrants and species now believed extinct in the British Isles. The species name provides a link to a photograph where available.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: unknown

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Based on local reference names.

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Entity - British and Irish dragonflies and damselflies; Attributes - checklist, distribution, status, photographs.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: unknown

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Timmothy Beynon

Contact_Organization: British Dragonfly Society

Contact_Position: Chairman

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 34 Church Lane, Checkley

City: Stoke-on-Trent

Postal_Code: ST10 4NJ

Country: Britain

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 01538 724130

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tgb@34checkley.fsnet.co.uk

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the British Dragonfly Society, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a British Dragonfly Society server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The British Dragonfly Society shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020628

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20030628

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon

Contact_Organization: Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

Contact_Position: Metadata specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 500

City: Lanham

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20706

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301 867-2080

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-867-2149.

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: solomon@gcmd.nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none