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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
60
308
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
46
249
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
41
240
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
69
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
31
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
4 Families width 101 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies65SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for China
31 Genera with 101 Species
#ACDEIMNOPSTY
Aciagrion Selys, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 2017Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 178910SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 2007Eurasian Bluets18SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 20015SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18404SpeciesTaxom
Indocnemis Laidlaw, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail9SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Onychargia Selys, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1876Lilysquatters4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1951Featherlegs5SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19224SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopera Fraser, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Sinocnemis Wilson & Zhou, 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Sinosticta Wilson, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Yunnanosticta Dow & Zhang, 20182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
101 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aciagrion hisopa Selys, 1876Hisop's dartlet
Aciagrion migratum Selys, 1876Wandering Midget
Aciagrion tillyardi (Laidlaw, 1919)⇒ Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877Milky dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agrion grahami (Needham, 1930)⇒ Matrona oberthueri McLachlan, 1894
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Calicnemia chaoi Wilson, 2004
Calicnemia eximia Selys, 1863
Calicnemia haksik Wilson & Reels, 2003
Calicnemia sinensis Lieftinck, 1984Chinese Mountain Damsel
Calicnemia soccifera Yu & Chen, 2013
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922Orange-tailed Sprite
Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865Bi-coloured damsel
Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
Ceriagrion latericium (Lieftinck, 1951)⇒ Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion sinense Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coeliccia chromothorax Selys, 1891
Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912Blue Forest Damsel
Coeliccia poungyi Fraser, 1924
Coeliccia scutellum Laidlaw, 1932
Coenagrion aculeatum Yu & Bu, 2007
Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840Dark Bluet
Coenagrion ecornutum Selys, 1872
Coenagrion glaciale Selys, 1872
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion holdereri Förster, 1900
Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion impar Needham, 1930
Coenagrion johanssoni Wallengren, 1894Arctic Bluet
Coenagrion lanceolatum Selys, 1872
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion minor (Belyshev, 1955)⇒ Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion tengchongensis Yu & Bu, 2007
Copera annulata Selys, 1863
Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842Yellow bush dart
Copera tokyoensis (Asahina, 1948)⇒ Agrilus raapi Kerremans, 1900
Drepanosticta brownelli Tinkham, 1938
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta elongata Wilson & Reels, 2001
Drepanosticta hongkongensis Wilson, 1996Blue-tailed Shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta zhoui Wilson & Reels, 2001
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Erythromma humerale Selys, 1887
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Indocnemis orang Förster, 1907
Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865Asian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura rufostigma Selys, 1876Reddish-orange dartlet
Ischnura rufostigma mildredae Fraser, 1927
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972Four-spot Midget
Mortonagrion selenion Ris, 1916
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865Black marsh dart
Paracercion ambiguum Kompier & Yu, 2016
Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916Dusky Lilysquatter
Paracercion hieroglyphicum Brauer, 1865Japanese Lilysquatter
Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876Eastern Lilysquatter
Platycnemis foliacea Selys, 1886
Platycnemis foliosa Navas, 1932
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Platycnemis phyllopoda Djakonov, 1926
Platycnemis sanguinipes Schmidt, 1951
Prodasineura autumnalis Fraser, 1922Black Threadtail
Prodasineura croconota Ris, 1916Orange-backed Threadtail
Prodasineura verticalis Selys, 1860Bambootails
Protosticta beaumonti Wilson, 1997Short-winged Shadowdamsel
Protosticta curiosa Fraser, 1934
Protosticta taipokauensis Asahina & Du..., 1987White-banded Shadowdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922Brook Sprite
Pseudocopera ciliata Selys, 1863Black-kneed featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Pyrrhosoma tinctipenne McLachlan, 1894
Pyrrhosoma tinctipennis McLachlan, 1894
Sinosticta hainanense Wilson & Reels, 2001
Sinosticta ogatai Matsuki & Saito, 1996Yellow-spotted Shadowdamsel
Sinosticta sylvatica Yu & Bu, 2009
Teinobasis agriocnemis
Yunnanosticta cyaneocollaris Dow & Zhang, 2018
Yunnanosticta wilsoni Dow & Zhang, 2018

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in China
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
18
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom