Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
List of families for Eswatini
16 Families width 70 Species and 13 Subspecies | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914 | Brushleg Mayflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Eswatini
36 Genera with 70 Species #ABCDEHLMNOPSTZ
| Acanthiops Waltz & McCa..., 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshna Fabricius, 1896 | Aeshna Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afronurus Lestage, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1872 | wisp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocnemis Selys, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anax Leach, 1867 | Emperors And Green Darners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baetis Leach, 1961 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brachythemis Brauer, 1839 | Groundlings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenis Stephens, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroptiloides Lestage, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centroptilum Eaton, 1947 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestes Selys, 1839 | Malachites | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crassabwa Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocothemis Brauer, 1832 | Skimmers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diplacodes Kirby, 0 | Perchers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Elassoneuria Eaton, 1881 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1839 | American Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemipannota Elouard & Gi..., 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macromia Rambur, 1871 | river cruiser | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesciothemis Longfield, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthetrum Newman, 0 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Palpopleura Rambur, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pantala Hagen, 1798 | Rainpool Gliders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paragomphus Cowley, 1841 | Hooktails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistoma Latrielle, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1921 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocloeon Klapálek, 1999 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopannota Waltz & McCa..., 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sympetrum Newman, 1840 | Darter Dragonfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trithemis Brauer, 1891 | Dropwings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zygonyx Hagen, 1889 | Cascaders | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
70 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947 | | | Aeshna subpupillata (McLachlan, 1896) | ⇒ Pinheyschna subpupillata McLachlan, 1896 | | Afronurus (Afronurus) barnardi Schoonbee, 1968 | | | Afronurus (Afronurus) peringueyi Esben-Petersen, 1913 | | | Afronurus (Afronurus) scotti Schoonbee, 1968 | | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863 | A southern African endemic | | Anax speratus Hagen, 1867 | Great Red Dragonfly | | Baetis (Baetis) harrisoni Barnard, 1932 | | | Baetis bellus (Barnard, 1932) | ⇒ Pseudocloeon bellum Barnard, 1932 | | Baetis glaucus (Agnew, 1961) | ⇒ Pseudocloeon glaucum Agnew, 1961 | | Baetis latus Agnew, 1961 | | | Brachythemis leucosticta Burmeister, 1839 | Banded Groundling | | Caenis (Caenis) capensis Barnard, 1932 | | | Centroptiloides bifasciata Esben-Petersen, 1913 | | | Centroptilum bifasciatum (Esben-Petersen, 1913) | ⇒ Centroptiloides bifasciata Esben-Petersen, 1913 | | Centroptilum flavum (Crass, 1947) | ⇒ Crassabwa flava Crass, 1947 | | Centroptilum varium (Crass, 1947) | ⇒ Acanthiops varius Crass, 1947 | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Chlorolestes fasciatum | | | Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 | A southern African endemic | | Crassabwa flava Crass, 1947 | | | Crocothemis erythraea Brullé, 1832 | Broad Scarlet | | Diplacodes lefebvrii lefebvrii | | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Enallagma elongatum Martin, 1907 | | | Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | | Hemipannota maculosa Crass, 1947 | | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes plagiata | | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Macromia picta Hagen, 1871 | | | Nesciothemis farinosa Förster, 1898 | Black-pointed Skimmer | | Orthetrum abotti abotti | | | Orthetrum caffrum caffrum | | | Orthetrum chrysostigma chrysostigma Burmeister, 1839 | | | Orthetrum hintzi Schmidt, 1951 | Dark-shouldered skimmer | | Orthetrum jullia falsum | | | Palpopleura deceptor Calvert, 1899 | Deceptive Widow | | Palpopleura jucunda jucunda | | | Palpopleura lucia Drury, 1773 | African Black Widow | | Pantala flavescens Fabricius, 1798 | Globe Skimmer | | Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842 | Boulder Hooktail | | Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921 | Corkscrew Hooktail | | Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841 | Common Hooktail | | Phaon iridipennis iridipennis | | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Prosopistoma africanum Gillies, 1954 | | | Prosopistoma deguernei Vayssiere, 1893 | | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Springhead Sprite | | Pseudagrion commoniae nigerrimum Pinhey, 1950 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni tropicanum Pinhey, 1966 | | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 | Salisbury Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudocloeon bellum Barnard, 1932 | | | Pseudocloeon glaucum Agnew, 1961 | | | Pseudocloeon maculosum (Crass, 1947) | ⇒ Hemipannota maculosa Crass, 1947 | | Pseudocloeon vinosum Barnard, 1932 | | | Pseudocloeon xeniolum Lugo-Ortiz &..., 1999 | | | Pseudopannota maculosa Crass, 1947 | | | Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, 1840 | Nomad | | Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa Burmeister, 1839 | | | Trithemis dorsalis Rambur, 1842 | Dorsal Dropwing | | Trithemis furva Karsch, 1899 | Dark Dropwing | | Trithemis kirbyi ardens Gerstaecker, 1891 | Kirby´s Dropwing | | Zygonyx torridus torridus Kirby, 1889 | |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Eswatini
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