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Checklist for Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 (Narrow-winged damselflies)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
72
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
16
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
11
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly
7
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
7 Genera with 25 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1915wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 187613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
25 Species
Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Agriocnemis zerafica Le Roi, 1915Sahel Wisp
Azuragrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1955Tiny Azuret
Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941Blue-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936Cryptic Sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion merina Schmidt, 1951
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite
Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876Wing-tailed Sprite

Subnodes of Coenagrionidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyAgriocnemidinae
Fraser, 1957
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnurinae
Fraser, 1957
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudagrioninae
Tillyard, 1917
2
18
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