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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
60
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
45
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
45
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
14
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
10
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
3 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies27SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
10 Genera with 30 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 187613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Africallagma elongatum Martin, 1907Elongate Bluet
Africallagma sinuatum Ris, 1921Arid Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis inversa Karsch, 1899Highland Wisp
Agriocnemis sania Nielsen, 1959Nile Wisp
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Azuragrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1955Tiny Azuret
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Elattoneura pasquinii Consiglio, 1978
Enallagma elongatum Martin, 1907
Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907Ethiopian Bluetail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Proischnura subfurcata Selys, 1876Fork-tailed Bluet
Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902Black Sprite
Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978Gamble's sprite
Pseudagrion guichardi Kimmins, 1958
Pseudagrion kaffinum Consiglio, 1978
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978Nile Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876Wing-tailed Sprite

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom