Checklist for Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 (Narrow-winged damselflies)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 28
159
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 18
136
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 18
136
498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 12
46
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 6
31
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly | 17
85 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Africa
17 Genera with 85 Species | Aciagrion Selys, 1964 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Africallagma Kennedy, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1915 | wisp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiagrion Selys, 1839 | Red Damsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiagrion Ris, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1907 | Dancers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiagrion Selys, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1952 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanallagma Kennedy, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1956 | American Bluets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptagrion Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proischnura Kennedy, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1956 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Teinobasis Kirby, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
85 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908 | Blue Slim | | Aciagrion attenuatum Fraser, 1928 | | | Aciagrion congoense (Sjöstedt, 1917) | ⇒ Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | | Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909 | Graceful slim | | Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | | | Aciagrion nodosum Pinhey, 1964 | Cryptic Slim | | Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | Swamp Bluet | | Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921 | Fragile Bluet | | Africallagma vaginale Sjöstedt, 1917 | Forest Bluet | | Agriocnemis angustirami Pinhey, 1974 | Liberian Wisp | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959 | White-masked Whisp | | Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877 | Forest Wisp | | Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928 | Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp | | Agriocnemis zerafica Le Roi, 1915 | Sahel Wisp | | Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839 | Eastern Red Damsel | | Antiagrion blanchardi Selys, 1876 | | | Antiagrion gayi Selys, 1876 | | | Argia chelata Calvert, 1902 | | | Argia underwoodi Calvert, 1907 | | | Argiagrion leoninum (Selys, 1876) | ⇒ Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839 | | Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876 | Black-tailed Bluet | | Azuragrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1955 | Tiny Azuret | | Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941 | Blue-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion citrinum Campion, 1914 | Yellow Waxtail | | Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914 | Green-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Ceriagrion moorei (Longfield, 1952) | ⇒ Eurois brunnescens Lempke, 1962 | | Ceriagrion platystigma (Fraser, 1941) | ⇒ Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908 | | Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929 | | | Ceriagrion rubellocerinum Fraser, 1947 | Red-tipped Waxtail | | Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 | Brownish Citril | | Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984 | Fiery Waxtail | | Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908 | Orange-red Waxtail | | Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952 | Yellow-faced Waxtail | | Cyanallagma interruptum Selys, 1876 | | | Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861 | Orange Bluet | | Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876) | ⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898 | | Enallagma subtile (Ris, 1921) | ⇒ Euplexia albifusa Hampson, 1908 | | Enallagma vansomereni (Pinhey, 1956) | ⇒ Agrilus samyi Baudon, 1968 | | Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876 | | | Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842 | Common Bluetail | | Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825 | Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839 | | | Proischnura subfurcata Selys, 1876 | Fork-tailed Bluet | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876 | Angola Sprite | | Pseudagrion apicale Schmidt, 1951 | | | Pseudagrion basicornu Schmidt, 1936 | | | Pseudagrion bernardi Terzani & Ca..., 2001 | | | Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899 | Orange-faced Sprite | | Pseudagrion coeruleiceps (Longfield, 1959) | ⇒ Eustrotiopis richinii Berio, 1940 | | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion cyathiforme Pinhey, 1973 | | | Pseudagrion emarginatum (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876 | | Pseudagrion epiphonematicum Karsch, 1891 | | | Pseudagrion fisheri Pinhey, 1961 | Fisher's Sprite | | Pseudagrion flavipes (Sjöstedt, 1900) | ⇒ Pseudagrion hemicolon Pinhey, 1964 | | Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 | Gamble's sprite | | Pseudagrion gigas (Schmidt, 1936) | ⇒ Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 | | Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876 | Blue-green Sprite | | Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936 | Cryptic Sprite | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion hemicolon Pinhey, 1964 | Yellow-legged Sprite | | Pseudagrion hemicolon hemicolon Karsch, 1899 | | | Pseudagrion isidromorai (Compte Sart, 1967) | ⇒ Eutelia affinis Hampson, 1918 | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion malagasoides Pinhey, 1973 | | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876 | Black-and-yellow Sprite | | Pseudagrion merina Schmidt, 1951 | | | Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876 | Bluetail Sprite | | Pseudagrion pacale Dijkstra, 2015 | Peace Sprite | | Pseudagrion pseudomassaicum (Pinhey, 1951) | ⇒ Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | | Pseudagrion risi Schmidt, 1936 | Cameroon Sprite | | Pseudagrion serrulatum Karsch, 1894 | | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906 | Sjostedt's sprite | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti jacksoni Pinhey, 1961 | | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti sjoestedti Foerster, 1906 | | | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | Cherry-eye Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | | | Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915 | Blue-sided sprite | | Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876 | Wing-tailed Sprite | | Pseudagrion whellani (Pinhey, 1956) | ⇒ Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | | Teinobasis agriocnemis | | | Teinobasis alluaudi Martin, 1896 | Indian Ocean Fineliner | | Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873 | Common Redcoat Damselfly |
Subnodes of Coenagrionidae with occurrences in West Africa
 | | 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
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