Species list, Checklist of Family Chlorolestidae for Western Cape (Cape)

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Checklist for Family Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960
and region Western Cape (Cape)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	528 5425 11871	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	526 5418 11860	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	23 102 187	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	13 61 125	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	13 61 125	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	9 25 52	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 Bluestreaks	3 6 16	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960	2 8	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Western Cape
2 Genera with 8 Species

Chlorolestes Selys, 1862	Malachites	6	Species	Taxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1921		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Western Cape
8 Species

Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862	Conspicuous Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839	A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839)	⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839	Forest Malachite
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862	Shade Sylph
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937	Near Threatened
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921	Marbled malachite

Links, sources and further information

Chlorolestidae at gbif.org
Chlorolestidae at irmng.org