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Checklist for Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 (Narrow-winged damselflies)
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
61
418
1801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
37
257
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
29
236
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
16
83
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
54
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly
40
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
40 Genera with 218 Species
#ACEHILMNOPTXZ
Acanthagrion Selys, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 186125SpeciesTaxom
Amorphostigma Fraser, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels4SpeciesTaxom
Anomalagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Apanisagrion Kennedy, 1876Black-and-white damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers46SpeciesTaxom
Argiallagma Calvert, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Austrocnemis Tillyard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Celaenura Kennedy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobasis Selys, 1967Swampdamsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1927American Bluets48SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Hyponeura Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail22SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels3SpeciesTaxom
Megalagrion McLachlan, 187625SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites5SpeciesTaxom
Nehalleria1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1903Robust Threadtails2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pacificagrion Fraser, 1926
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
218 Species and 12 Subspecies
Acanthagrion abunae Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion indefensum Williamson, 1916
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876Mexican Wedgetail
Africallagma elongatum Martin, 1907Elongate Bluet
Agrion aequabile (Say, 1839)⇒ Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840
Agrion amalia Burmeister, 1839
Agrion annexum Hagen, 1861
Agrion aspersum Hagen, 1861
Agrion civile Hagen, 1862
Agrion defixum Hagen, 1861
Agrion durum Hagen, 1861
Agrion ebrium Hagen, 1861
Agrion exsulans Hagen, 1861
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion fontium Hagen, 1861
Agrion fumipenne Burmeister, 1839
Agrion iners Hagen, 1861
Agrion irene Hagen, 1861
Agrion maculatum (Beauvois, 1805)⇒ Aucha lucens Warren, 1913
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion moestum Hagen, 1861
Agrion pollutum Hagen, 1861
Agrion putridum Hagen, 1861
Agrion rufulum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Agrion sedulum Hagen, 1861
Agrion signatum Hagen, 1861
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion violaceum Hagen, 1861
Agrion vulneratum Hagen, 1861
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbrviatum
Amphiagrion mesonum
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Anomalagrion hastatum (Say, 1839)⇒ Ischnura hastata Say, 1839
Apanisagrion lais Selys, 1876Black-and-white Damsel
Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996Cerulean Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia bipunctulata Hagen, 1861Seepage Dancer
Argia calida Hagen, 1861
Argia carlcooki Daigle, 1995Yaqui Dancer
Argia cuprea Hagen, 1861Coppery Dancer
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia fumipennis atra Gloyd, 1968Black Dancer
Argia fumipennis fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Smoky-winged Dancer
Argia fumipennis violacea Hagen, 1861Variable dancer
Argia funcki Selys, 1854
Argia harknessi Calvert, 1899Harkness' Dancer
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Argia lacrimans Hagen, 1861Sierra Madre Dancer
Argia leonorae Garrison, 1994Leonora's Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia munda Calvert, 1902Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia pallens Calvert, 1902Amethyst Dancer
Argia pima Garrison, 1994Pima Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902Golden-winged Dancer
Argia sabino Garrison, 1994Sabino Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tarascana Calvert, 1902Tarascan Dancer
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902Tezpi Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tonto Calvert, 1902Tonto Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia violacea (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Argia fumipennis violacea Hagen, 1861
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915Northern billabongfly
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Austrocnemis splendida Martin, 1901Splendid longlegs
Celaenura gemina (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Eustrotia concava Dyar, 1920
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Chrysobasis lucifer Donnelly, 1967Lucifer Damsel
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion freyi (Bilek, 1954)⇒ Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cardenium (Hagen, 1876)⇒ Eusceptis koehleri Todd, 1966
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma concisum Williamson, 1922Cherry Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma cyathigerum vernale Gloyd, 1943Northern bluet
Enallagma daeckii Calvert, 1903Attentuated Bluet
Enallagma davisi Westfall, 1943Sandhill Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma dubium Root, 1924Burgundy Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma eiseni Calvert, 1895Baja Bluet
Enallagma emma
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce, 1965
Enallagma laterale Morse, 1895New England Bluet
Enallagma minusculum Morse, 1895Little Bluet
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma pallidum Root, 1923Pale Bluet
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895Scarlet Bluet
Enallagma pollutum Hagen, 1861Florida Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913Pale Barrens Bluet
Enallagma semicirculare Selys, 1876Claw-tipped Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma sulcatum Williamson, 1922Golden Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma traviatum traviatum Selys, 1876
Enallagma traviatum westfalli (Donnelly, 1964)⇒ Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Enallagma weewa Byers, 1927Blackwater Bluet
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Hyponeura lugens (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Argia lugens Hagen, 1861
Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865Asian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora aurora Brauer, 1865
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura gemina Kennedy, 1917San Francisco Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita posita Hagen, 1861
Ischnura prognata Hagen, 1861Furtive Forktail
Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906Colourful Bluetail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Ischnura utahensis (Muttkowski, 1910)⇒ Eustrotia attrivitta Hampson, 1914
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leptobasis lucifer Donnelly, 1967Lucifer Damsel
Leptobasis melinogaster González-Sor..., 2002Cream-tipped Swamp Damsel
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Megalagrion adytum Perkins, 1899Adytum Swamp Damselfly
Megalagrion amaurodytum Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion amaurodytum peles Perkins, 1899
Megalagrion blackburni McLachlan, 1883Blackburn´s Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion calliphya McLachlan, 1883Beautiful Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion calliphya microdemas Perkins, 1899
Megalagrion deceptor (McLachlan, 1883)⇒ Megalagrion hawaiiense McLachlan, 1883
Megalagrion eudytum Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion hawaiiense McLachlan, 1883Hawaiian Upland Damselfly
Megalagrion heterogamias Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion kauaiense Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion koelense Blackburn, 1884Koele Mountain Damselfly
Megalagrion leptodemas Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion molokaiense Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion nesiotes Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion nigrohamatum Blackburn, 1884Blackhook Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion nigrohamatum nigrolineatum Perkins, 1899Black-lined Damselfly
Megalagrion oahuense Blackburn, 1884Oahu Damselfly
Megalagrion oceanicum McLachlan, 1883Oceanic Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion oresitrophum Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion orobates Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion pacificum McLachlan, 1883Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly
Megalagrion paludicola Maciolex & H..., 1979Kauai Bog Damselfly
Megalagrion vagabundum Perkins, 1899Boreal Whiteface
Megalagrion xanthomelas Selys, 1876Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly
Metaleptobasis bovilla Calvert, 1907
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913Everglades Sprite
Nehalleria irene Hagen, 1861Sedge sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura aaroni Calvert, 1903Coral-fronted Threadtail
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail
Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Protoneura cara Calvert, 1903Orange-striped Threadtail
Protoneura tenuis Selys, 1860Scarlet-backed Threadtail
Psaironeura remissa Calvert, 1903
Psaironeura selvatica Esquivel, 1993
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906Flame-headed Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion vaalense Chutter, 1962Vaal Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957Duckweed Firetail
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902Marsh Firetail
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel
Xanthocnemis sobrina McLachlan, 1873Kauri Redcoat Damselfly
Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873Common Redcoat Damselfly
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Coenagrionidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyAgriocnemidinae
Fraser, 1957
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiinae
Tillyard, 1917
1
43
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCoenagrioninae
Kirby, 1890
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIschnurinae
Fraser, 1957
12
80
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeptobasinae
Davies & Tobin, 1984
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyProtoneurinae
Tillyard, 1917
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPseudagrioninae
Tillyard, 1917
8
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



Coenagrionidae (Kirby 1890)
Coenagrionidae (Kirby 1890)


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Coenagrionidae at artfakta.se
Coenagrionidae at dyntaxa.se
Coenagrionidae at gbif.org
Coenagrionidae at irmng.org
Coenagrionidae at itis.gov