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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
85
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
55
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
55
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
4 Families width 24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
12 Genera with 24 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1839American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 192113SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
24 Species and 3 Subspecies
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950Sapphire Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959White-masked Whisp
Agriocnemis falcifera falcifera Pinhey, 1959
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863Blue riverjack
Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876Angola Sprite
Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839Springhead Sprite
Pseudagrion citricola Barnard, 1937Yellow-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869
Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842Cape Sprite
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion hageni hageni Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion newtoni Pinhey, 1962Harlequin Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921Natal Sprite
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
7
19
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
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom