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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
82
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
58
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
58
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
15
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
11
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
4 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies36SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
11 Genera with 40 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets21SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail6SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma daeckii Calvert, 1903Attentuated Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma laterale Morse, 1895New England Bluet
Enallagma minusculum Morse, 1895Little Bluet
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895Scarlet Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913Pale Barrens Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
7
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsostictidae
Fraser, 1955
Narrow-wings, Pinflies, Pins, Pondsitters, Wiretails
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom