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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
687
11472
52844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
682
11445
52791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
132
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
83
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
82
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
27
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
17
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Near East
5 Families width 60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies50SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Near East
17 Genera with 60 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Arabicnemis Waterston, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Arabineura Schneider & ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1993Eurasian Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail8SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1886Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18769SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis sania Nielsen, 1959Nile Wisp
Arabicnemis caerulea Waterston, 1984Powder Blue Damselfly
Arabineura khalidi Schneider, 1988
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Azuragrion granti McLachlan, 1903Socotra Bluet
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Azuragrion somalicum Longfield, 1931Somali Azuret
Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953Turkish Red Damsel
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coenagrion australocaspicum Dumont & Hei..., 1996
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion persicum Lohmann, 1993
Coenagrion ponticum Bartenev, 1929
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion syriacum Morton, 1924Syrian Bluet
Coenagrion vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Elattoneura khalidi (Schneider, 1988)⇒ Agrilus apicalis Waterhouse, 1889
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma dubium Root, 1924Burgundy Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura evansi Morton, 1919Blue-banded Damsel
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura intermedia Dumont, 1974Dumont's Bluetail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Mecistogaster jocaste jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mesocnemis robusta Selys, 1886
Platycnemis dealbata Selys, 1850Ivory Featherleg
Platycnemis kervillei Martin, 1909Kerville's Featherleg
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion arabicum Waterston, 1980
Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842Three striped blue dart
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978Nile Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion syriacum Selys, 1887Syrian Sprite
Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876Wing-tailed Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Near East
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
10
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
3
6
Genera
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

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

Taxom