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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
109
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
18
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
12
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
3 Families width 41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies36SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
12 Genera with 41 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1928wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 195614SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
41 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aciagrion heterosticta Fraser, 1955
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis gratiosa (Gerstäcker, 1891)⇒ 
Agriocnemis ruberrima (Balinsky, 1961)⇒ 
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961White-faced Waxtail
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Elattoneura cellularis Grünberg, 1902
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Elattoneura tropicalis (Pinhey, 1974)⇒ Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839
Enallagma pollutum Hagen, 1861Florida Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842Iberian Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950Assegaai Sprite
Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947Catshead Sprite
Pseudagrion deningi Pinhey, 1961Dening's Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride Pinhey, 1956Blue-spotted Sprite
Teinobasis agriocnemis

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
10
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom