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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
149
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
19
114
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
19
114
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
38
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
22
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
4 Families width 49 Species and 9 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies40SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
22 Genera with 49 Species
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Aciagrion Selys, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Boninagrion Asahina, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 19516SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1949Eurasian Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1871American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail6SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1930Lilysquatters4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1949Featherlegs3SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopera Fraser, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
49 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aciagrion hisopa Selys, 1876Hisop's dartlet
Aciagrion migratum Selys, 1876Wandering Midget
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Boninagrion ezoin (Asahina, 1952)⇒ Ischnura ezoin Asahina, 1952
Cercion malayanum Selys, 1876
Cercion sieboldii Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922Orange-tailed Sprite
Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion latericium (Lieftinck, 1951)⇒ Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coeliccia flavicauda Ris, 1912
Coeliccia flavicauda masakii Asahina, 1951
Coeliccia macrostigma Laidlaw, 1918
Coeliccia ryukyuensis (Asahina, 1951)⇒ Coeliccia macrostigma Laidlaw, 1918
Coeliccia ryukyuensis amamii Asahina, 1962
Coeliccia ryukyuensis ryukyuensis Asahina, 1951
Coenagrion ecornutum Selys, 1872
Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion lanceolatum Selys, 1872
Coenagrion terue Asahina, 1949
Copera annulata Selys, 1863
Copera tokyoensis (Asahina, 1948)⇒ Agrilus raapi Kerremans, 1900
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma circulatum (Selys, 1883)⇒ Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875
Enallagma deserti Selys, 1871Desert Bluet
Erythromma humerale Selys, 1887
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865Asian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans elegans Vander Linden, 1820
Ischnura ezoin Asahina, 1952
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Metaleptobasis orthogonia von Ellenrieder, 2013
Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972Four-spot Midget
Mortonagrion selenion Ris, 1916
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916Dusky Lilysquatter
Paracercion hieroglyphicum Brauer, 1865Japanese Lilysquatter
Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876Eastern Lilysquatter
Paracercion plagiosum Needham, 1930
Platycnemis echigoana Asahina, 1955
Platycnemis foliacea Selys, 1886
Platycnemis foliacea sasakii Asahina, 1949
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876Look-alike sprite
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pilidorsum Brauer, 1868
Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum Brauer, 1868
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Teinobasis agriocnemis

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Japan
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
16
40
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
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom