Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 17
72
147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 11
59
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 11
59
141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 7
16
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 4
11
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 29 Species
Genera for Ghana
11 Genera with 29 Species | Aciagrion Selys, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Africallagma Kennedy, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1915 | wisp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1952 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 | Riverjacks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemis Burmeister, 1928 | Featherlegs | 2 | Species | Taxom | Protosticta Selys, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1876 | | 13 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
29 Species | Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | | | Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | Swamp Bluet | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877 | Forest Wisp | | Agriocnemis zerafica Le Roi, 1915 | Sahel Wisp | | Azuragrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1955 | Tiny Azuret | | Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941 | Blue-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914 | Green-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 | Brownish Citril | | Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952 | Yellow-faced Waxtail | | Elattoneura nigra Kimmins, 1938 | Black Threadtail | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912) | ⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928 | | Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928 | | | Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899 | Orange-faced Sprite | | Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876 | Blue-green Sprite | | Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936 | Cryptic Sprite | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | 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 sjoestedti Förster, 1906 | Sjostedt's sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | Cherry-eye Sprite | | Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915 | Blue-sided sprite | | Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876 | Wing-tailed Sprite |
Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Coenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels | 7
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Platycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Platystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Protoneuridae ♰
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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