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Checklist for Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
103
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
27
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 8 Species
Euphaea Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Euphaea splendens Hagen, 1853Shining gossamerwing
Libellago adami Fraser, 1939Adam's gem
Libellago corbeti van der Poorten, 2009Corbett's gem
Libellago finalis Hagen, 1869Ultima gem
Libellago greeni Laidlaw, 1924Green's gem
Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839Golden gem
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Stream glory
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873Black-Tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis apicalis nigrescens Fraser, 1929

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuphaeidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905
Gossamerwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom