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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
74
292
693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
56
221
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
49
209
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
45
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
26
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
6 Families width 91 Species and 4 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies81SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
26 Genera with 91 Species
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Agriocnemis Selys, 1961wisp2SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers13SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets9SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1943American Bluets20SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail15SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites3SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
91 Species and 4 Subspecies
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis ruberrima (Balinsky, 1961)⇒ 
Agrion buckmani Brodie, 1845
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia inculta Hagen, 1865
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tinctipennis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Austroagrion cyane Selys, 1876South-western billabongfly
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840Dark Bluet
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion lyelli Tillyard, 1913Swamp Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Drepanosticta adenani Dow & Reels, 2018
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 carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma rotundipenne Ris, 1921
Enallagma traviatum traviatum Selys, 1876
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta tasmanica Tillyard, 1913
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906Colourful Bluetail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Nososticta coelestina Tillyard, 1906Green-blue Threadtail
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Nososticta solitaria Tillyard, 1906Five-spot threadtail
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906Flame-headed Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion ignifer ignifer Tillyard, 1906
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel
Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873Common Redcoat Damselfly
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
18
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsostictidae
Fraser, 1955
Narrow-wings, Pinflies, Pins, Pondsitters, Wiretails
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom