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Checklist for Family Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 (Broad-winged damselflies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
248
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
24
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels
8
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
8 Genera with 15 Species
Caliphaea Hagen, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Echo Selys, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Matrona Selys, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Vestalaria May, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 193410SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
15 Species and 9 Subspecies
Caliphaea confusa Hagen, 1859
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Echo margarita Selys, 1853
Echo margarita margarita Selys, 1853
Echo margarita tripartita Selys, 1879
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853Blue-winged Demoiselle
Matrona basilaris nigripectus Selys, 1879
Matrona cyanoptera Hämäläinen &..., 2000
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Stream glory
Vestalaria smaragdina Selys, 1879Smaragdin's metalwing
Vestalis amoena Selys, 1853Charming Flashwing
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873Black-Tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys, 1873
Vestalis apicalis submontana Fraser, 1934
Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged Forest Glory
Vestalis gracilis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged forest glory
Vestalis gracilis montana (Fraser, 1934)⇒ Agrilus malinaoensis Fisher, 1921
Vestalis smaragdina (Selys, 1879)⇒ Agrilus malayanus Obenberger, 1924
Vestalis smaragdina smaragdina Selys, 1879
Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934

Subnodes of Calopterygidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyCaliphaeinae
Fraser, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalopteryginae
Selys, 1859
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetaerininae
Selys, 1853
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calopterygidae at artfakta.se
Calopterygidae at dyntaxa.se
Calopterygidae at gbif.org
Calopterygidae at irmng.org
Calopterygidae at itis.gov