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Checklist for Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 (Narrow-winged damselflies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
147
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
31
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
20
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly
12
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 38 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 196217SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
38 Species and 4 Subspecies
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950Sapphire Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959White-masked Whisp
Agriocnemis falcifera falcifera Pinhey, 1959
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma polychromaticum Barnard, 1937
Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937Cape Bluet
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876Angola Sprite
Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839Springhead Sprite
Pseudagrion citricola Barnard, 1937Yellow-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869
Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842Cape Sprite
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion hageni hageni Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931Inconspicuous Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion newtoni Pinhey, 1962Harlequin Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion vaalense Chutter, 1962Vaal Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Teinobasis agriocnemis

Subnodes of Coenagrionidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAgriocnemidinae
Fraser, 1957
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoenagrioninae
Kirby, 1890
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnurinae
Fraser, 1957
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudagrioninae
Tillyard, 1917
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coenagrionidae (Kirby 1890)
Coenagrionidae (Kirby 1890)


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