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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
152
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
61
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
39
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
5 Families width 146 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies92SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings12SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies38SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
39 Genera with 146 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPRSTX
Aciagrion Selys, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1949wisp5SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 0Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Austrocnemis Tillyard, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cnemisticta Donnelly, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Cyanocnemis Lieftinck, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeargia Lieftinck, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Idiocnemis Selys, 193711SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1932Forktail11SpeciesTaxom
Isosticta Selys, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Lieftinckia Kimmins, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Lochmaeocnemis Lieftinck, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Macrocnemis1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Megalagrion McLachlan, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Melanesobasis Donnelly, 19847SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Nesobasis Selys, 189122SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 190616SpeciesTaxom
Oreagrion Ris, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Palaiargia Förster, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Papuagrion Ris, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Papuargia Lieftinck, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramecocnemis Lieftinck, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 193210SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacocnemis Lieftinck, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Salomocnemis Lieftinck, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19596SpeciesTaxom
Tanymecosticta Lieftinck, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 19329SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatagrion Lieftinck, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
146 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Aciagrion fragilis Tillyard, 1906
Agriocnemis aderces Lieftinck, 1932
Agriocnemis exsudans Selys, 1877
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis salomonis Lieftinck, 1949
Amphiagrion mesonum
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia fissa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia jocosa Hagen, 1865
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia orichalcea Hagen, 1865
Argiocnemis ensifera Lieftinck, 1932
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Austrocnemis maccullochi Tillyard, 1926Red - rumped Wisp
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Ceriagrion inaequale Lieftinck, 1932
Cnemisticta latilobata Donnelly, 1993
Cyanocnemis aureofrons Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta bicornuta Selys, 1878
Drepanosticta dendrolagina Lieftinck, 1938
Drepanosticta lepyricollis Lieftinck, 1949
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Hylaeargia magnifica Michalski, 1996
Hylaeargia simulatrix Lieftinck, 1949
Idiocnemis adelbertensis Gassmann, 1999
Idiocnemis huonensis Lieftinck, 1958
Idiocnemis inaequidens Lieftinck, 1932
Idiocnemis lakekamuensis Gassmann & R..., 2019
Idiocnemis leonardi Lieftinck, 1958
Idiocnemis leonorae (Lieftinck, 1949)⇒ Agrilus rabaticus Théry, 1930
Idiocnemis louisiadensis Lieftinck, 1958
Idiocnemis milou Gassmann & R..., 2019
Idiocnemis obliterata Lieftinck, 1932
Idiocnemis patriciae Gassman & Ri..., 2008
Idiocnemis pruinescens Lieftinck, 1937
Ischnura acuticauda Lieftinck, 1959
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura isoetes Lieftinck, 1949
Ischnura pamelae Vick & Davies, 1988
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906Colourful Bluetail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura stueberi Lieftinck, 1932
Isosticta gracilior Lieftinck, 1975
Isosticta humilior Lieftinck, 1975
Isosticta robustior Ris, 1915
Isosticta tillyardi Campion, 1921
Lieftinckia isabellae Lieftinck, 1987
Lieftinckia kimminsi Lieftinck, 1963
Lieftinckia lairdi Lieftinck, 1963
Lieftinckia malaitae Lieftinck, 1987
Lochmaeocnemis malacodora Lieftinck, 1949
Macrocnemis gracilis Theischinger..., 2015
Mecistogaster jocaste jocaste Hagen, 1869
Megalagrion xanthomelas Selys, 1876Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly
Melanesobasis bicellulare Donnelly, 1984
Melanesobasis corniculata Tillyard, 1924
Melanesobasis corniculata marginata Donnelly, 1984
Melanesobasis flavilabris Selys, 1891
Melanesobasis maculosa Donnelly, 1984
Melanesobasis mcleani Donnelly, 1984
Melanesobasis prolixa Donnelly, 1984
Mortonagrion martini Ris, 1900
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Nesobasis angulicollis Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis aurantiaca Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis brachycerca Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis caerulecaudata Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis caerulescens Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis campioni Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis comosa Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis erythrops Selys, 1891
Nesobasis flavifrons Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis flavostigma Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis heteroneura Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis ingens Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis leveri Kimmins, 1943
Nesobasis longistyla Selys, 1891
Nesobasis malcolmi Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis monticola Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis pedata Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis recava Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis rufostigma Donnelly, 1990
Nesobasis selysi Tillyard, 1924
Nesobasis simmondsi Tillyard, 1923
Nesobasis telegastrum Selys, 1891
Nososticta beatrix Lieftinck, 1949
Nososticta callisphaena Lieftinck, 1937
Nososticta chalybeostoma Lieftinck, 1932
Nososticta commutata Lieftinck, 1938
Nososticta dorsonigra Martin, 1903
Nososticta erythrura Lieftinck, 1932
Nososticta finisterrae Förster, 1897
Nososticta irene Lieftinck, 1949
Nososticta melanoxantha Lieftinck, 1949
Nososticta nigrifrons Ris, 1913
Nososticta nigrofasciata Lieftinck, 1932
Nososticta plagioxantha Lieftinck, 1932
Nososticta rosea Ris, 1913
Nososticta salomonis Selys, 1886
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Nososticta solitaris Tillyard, 1906Fivespot Threadtail
Oreagrion armeniacum Lieftinck, 1949
Oreagrion oreadum Lieftinck, 1949
Palaiargia ceyx Lieftinck, 1949
Palaiargia charmosyna Lieftinck, 1932
Papuagrion corruptum Lieftinck, 1938
Papuagrion gurneyi (Lieftinck, 1949)⇒ Teinobasis aluensis Campion, 1924
Papuagrion occipitale Selys, 1877
Paramecocnemis similis Orr, Kalkman..., 2012
Paramecocnemis stillacruoris Lieftinck, 1956
Pseudagrion cingillum Brauer, 1869Norther Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion civicum Lieftinck, 1932
Pseudagrion farinicollis Lieftinck, 1932
Pseudagrion fumipennis Polhemus, Mi..., 2008
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906Flame-headed Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion incisurum Lieftinck, 1949
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pacificum Tillyard, 1924
Pseudagrion papuense (Tillyard, 1926)⇒ Eustrotia trigonodes Hampson, 1910
Pseudagrion silaceum Lieftinck, 1932
Rhyacocnemis prothoracica Lieftinck, 1987
Salomocnemis gerdae Lieftinck, 1987
Selysioneura arboricola Lieftinck, 1959
Selysioneura capreola Lieftinck, 1932
Selysioneura drymobia Lieftinck, 1959
Selysioneura phasma Lieftinck, 1932
Selysioneura rangifera Lieftinck, 1959
Selysioneura virgula Lieftinck, 1959
Tanymecosticta leptalea Lieftinck, 1959
Teinobasis agriocnemis
Teinobasis aluensis Campion, 1924
Teinobasis bradleyi Kimmins, 1957
Teinobasis chionopleura Lieftinck, 1987
Teinobasis debeauxi Lieftinck, 1938
Teinobasis imitans Lieftinck, 1987
Teinobasis metallica Förster, 1898
Teinobasis rufithorax Selys, 1877Red-breasted Longtail
Teinobasis scintillans Lieftinck, 1932
Thaumatagrion funereum Lieftinck, 1932
Xiphiagrion cyanomelas Selys, 1876

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
24
92
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsostictidae
Fraser, 1955
Narrow-wings, Pinflies, Pins, Pondsitters, Wiretails
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
9
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom