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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region North Europe (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1151
23291
115322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1145
23270
115280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
107
516
1409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
78
385
1033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
65
352
987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
16
87
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
43
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Europe
6 Families width 182 Species and 7 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies156SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails6SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Europe
43 Genera with 182 Species
#ACDEHIMNOPRSTX
Acanthagrion Selys, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1961wisp5SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 184828SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Amphicnemis Selys, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers18SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17895SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1839Eurasian Bluets21SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanoneura von Ellenrie..., 19463SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets24SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Hypocnemis Selys, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail20SpeciesTaxom
Ischyopteron Oppenheim, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites4SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs5SpeciesTaxom
Platycorion Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 190612SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinosticta Watson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
182 Species and 7 Subspecies
Acanthagrion apicale Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Acanthagrion cuyabae Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion obsoletum Förster, 1914
Acanthagrion peruvianum Leonard, 1977
Agriocnemis angolensis Pinhey, 1974Blue Wisp
Agriocnemis argentea Tillyard, 1906Silver wisp
Agriocnemis exsudans Selys, 1877
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis ruberrima (Balinsky, 1961)⇒ 
Agrion aglaope Heer, 1849
Agrion aglaopheme O. Heer, 1849
Agrion annexum Hagen, 1861
Agrion antiquum F. Pictet, 1848
Agrion buckmani Brodie, 1845
Agrion capreolus Hagen, 1861
Agrion croceum Burmeister, 1839
Agrion demorsum Hagen, 1861
Agrion dorsale Burmeister, 1839
Agrion eichstaettense Hagen, 1862
Agrion exhaustum Hagen, 1862
Agrion hecticum H. A. Hagen, 1862
Agrion icarus H. A. Hagen, 1863
Agrion iners Hagen, 1861
Agrion interruptum Charpentier, 1825
Agrion iris Heer, 1879
Agrion latreillei Germar, 1839
Agrion leucosia Heer, 1849
Agrion ligea Heer, 1849
Agrion mysis Hagen, 1863
Agrion parthenope Heer, 1849
Agrion peisinoe Heer, 1849
Agrion phallatum Charpentier, 1825
Agrion positum Hagen, 1862
Agrion rufulum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Agrion salvum Hagen, 1861
Agrion thais H. A. Hagen, 1863
Agrion vetustum Hagen, 1848
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Amphicnemis valentini Kosterin & K..., 2018
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia inculta Hagen, 1865
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia mollis Hagen, 1865
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia reclusa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia thespis Hagen, 1865
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tinctipennis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Austroagrion cyane Selys, 1876South-western billabongfly
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Cercion lindenii (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion glabrum glabrum Burmeister, 1839
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840Dark Bluet
Coenagrion concinnum (Johanson, 1859)⇒ Coenagrion johanssoni Wallengren, 1894
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion hylas Trybom, 1889Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion hylas freyi Bilek, 1954Frey's Damselfly
Coenagrion intermedium Lohmann, 1990Cretan Bluet
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion johanssoni Wallengren, 1894Arctic Bluet
Coenagrion lindeni Selys, 1840
Coenagrion lindenii (Selys, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion lyelli Tillyard, 1913Swamp Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulcellum
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion vernale (Hagen, 1839)⇒ Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840
Drepanoneura loutoni von Ellenrie..., 2008
Drepanoneura muzoni von Ellenrie..., 2008
Drepanoneura peruviensis Fraser, 1946
Drepanosticta adenani Dow & Reels, 2018
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise 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 mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma rotundipenne Ris, 1921
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma sulcatum Williamson, 1922Golden Bluet
Enallagma traviatum traviatum Selys, 1876
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907Ethiopian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta tasmanica Tillyard, 1913
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906Colourful Bluetail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Ischyopteron suprajurense P. Oppenheim, 1888
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863Blue riverjack
Metaleptobasis spatulata von Ellenrieder, 2013
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Nososticta coelestina Tillyard, 1906Green-blue Threadtail
Nososticta impercepta Seehausen & ..., 2017
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Nososticta solitaria Tillyard, 1906Five-spot threadtail
Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pembipes (Dijkstra, Cl..., 2007)⇒ Agrilus quentini Descarpentri..., 1963
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Platycorion utroquelaesum A. Bode, 1953
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Protoneura aurantiaca Selys, 1886
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839Springhead Sprite
Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947Catshead Sprite
Pseudagrion deningi Pinhey, 1961Dening's Sprite
Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906Flame-headed Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion ignifer ignifer Tillyard, 1906
Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931Inconspicuous Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion rufostigma Longfield, 1947Dark Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhadinosticta simplex Martin, 1901Northern Wiretail
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel
Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873Common Redcoat Damselfly
Xanthostigma aloysianum A. Costa, 1855
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in North Europe
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
26
156
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsostictidae
Fraser, 1955
Narrow-wings, Pinflies, Pins, Pondsitters, Wiretails
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom