Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 18
84
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 12
76
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 12
76
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 8
25
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 4
16
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kenya
16 Genera with 54 Species | Aciagrion Selys, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Africallagma Kennedy, 1917 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1915 | wisp | 5 | Species | Taxom | Allocnemis Selys, 1863 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1952 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1921 | American Bluets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 | Riverjacks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacnemis Selys, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoneura Selys, 1955 | Robust Threadtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proischnura Kennedy, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1876 | | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teinobasis Kirby, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
54 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909 | Graceful slim | | Africallagma elongatum Martin, 1907 | Elongate Bluet | | Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | Swamp Bluet | | Africallagma pseudelongatum Longfield, 1936 | Spotted Bluet | | Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921 | Fragile Bluet | | Africallagma vaginale Sjöstedt, 1917 | Forest Bluet | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis gratiosa (Gerstäcker, 1891) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis inversa Karsch, 1899 | Highland Wisp | | Agriocnemis sania Nielsen, 1959 | Nile Wisp | | Agriocnemis zerafica Le Roi, 1915 | Sahel Wisp | | Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876 | Black-tailed Bluet | | Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941 | Blue-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924 | Little Orange Waxtail | | Ceriagrion moorei (Longfield, 1952) | ⇒ Eurois brunnescens Lempke, 1962 | | Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 | Brownish Citril | | Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908 | Orange-red Waxtail | | Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952 | Yellow-faced Waxtail | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Enallagma elongatum Martin, 1907 | | | Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | | Enallagma pseudelongatum Longfield, 1936 | | | Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876) | ⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898 | | Enallagma subtile (Ris, 1921) | ⇒ Euplexia albifusa Hampson, 1908 | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863 | Blue riverjack | | Neoneura cristina Rácenis, 1955 | | | Proischnura subfurcata Selys, 1876 | Fork-tailed Bluet | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion bicoerulans Martin, 1906 | Giant Sprite | | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 | Gamble's sprite | | Pseudagrion gigas (Schmidt, 1936) | ⇒ Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 | | Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876 | Blue-green Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 | Hagen's sprite | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959 | Forest Sprite | | Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902 | | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876 | Black-and-yellow Sprite | | Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978 | Nile Sprite | | Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876 | Bluetail Sprite | | Pseudagrion pseudomassaicum (Pinhey, 1951) | ⇒ Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | | Pseudagrion rusingae (Pinhey, 1956) | ⇒ Eutelia histrio Saalmüller, 1880 | | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 | Salisbury Sprite | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906 | Sjostedt's sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | Cherry-eye Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | | | Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876 | Wing-tailed Sprite | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Teinobasis alluaudi Martin, 1896 | Indian Ocean Fineliner |
Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Kenya | Family | Coenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels | 11
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Isostictidae
Fraser, 1955
Narrow-wings, Pinflies, Pins, Pondsitters, Wiretails | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Platycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Protoneuridae ♰
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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