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Checklist of Family Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1907
11343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1275
7608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1158
7401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
21
374
3310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
7
86
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
6
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
6 Genera with 42 Species
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites16SpeciesTaxom
Chorismagrion Morton, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Episynlestes Kennedy, 19854SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 198715SpeciesTaxom
Orolestes McLachlan, 18898SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975Amatola Malachite
Chlorolestes conspicua (Hage, 1862)⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862Conspicuous Malachite
Chlorolestes draconica Balinsky, 1956
Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956Drakensberg Malachite
Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950Elegant Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciata nigerrima Pinhey, 1980
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes nylephtha (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937
Chlorolestes peringueyi (Ris, 1921)⇒ Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Chlorolestes umbrata (Selys, 1862)⇒ Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862Shade Sylph
Chorismagrion risi Morton, 1914Pretty relict
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921Marbled malachite
Episynlestes albicauda Tillyard, 1913Southern whitetip
Episynlestes cristatus Watson & Moulds, 1977Tropical whitetip
Episynlestes intermedius Theischinger..., 1985Intermediate whitetip
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Megalestes chengi Chao, 1947
Megalestes discus Wilson, 2004
Megalestes distans Needham, 1930
Megalestes gyalsey Gyeltshen, K..., 2017
Megalestes heros Needham, 1930
Megalestes irma Fraser, 1926
Megalestes kurahashii Asahina, 1985
Megalestes lieftincki Lahiri, 1979
Megalestes maai Chen, 1947
Megalestes major Selys, 1862Giant green spreadwing
Megalestes micans Needham, 1930
Megalestes omeiensis Chao, 1965
Megalestes raychoudhurii Lahiri, 1987
Orolestes durga Lahiri, 1987
Orolestes koxingai (Chen, 1950)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes mirabilis (Oguma, 1913)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes motis (Baijal & Aga..., 1956)⇒ Lestes umbrina Selys, 1891
Orolestes octomaculatus Martin, 1904
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes wallacei Kirby, 1889


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