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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
108
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
37
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
24
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
5 Families width 67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies35SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails14SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
24 Genera with 67 Species
#ACDEIMNOPS
Aciagrion Selys, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1919wisp5SpeciesTaxom
Amphiallagma Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Archibasis Kirby, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1916Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 04SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Disparoneura Selys, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Esme Fraser, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Indosticta1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Melanoneura Fraser, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Onychargia Selys, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1876Lilysquatters3SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneura Fraser, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 202012SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876Indian Violet Dartlet
Aciagrion approximans krishna Fraser, 1921Indian Violet Dartlet
Aciagrion hisopa Selys, 1876Hisop's dartlet
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919Green striped slender dartlet
Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891Pale slender dartlet
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis keralensis Peters, 1981
Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919White dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919Splendid dartlet
Amphiallagma parvum Selys, 1876Azure dartlet
Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877Long-banded bluetail
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Caconeura ramburi Fraser, 1922Coorg bambootail
Caconeura risi Fraser, 1931
Caconeura verticalis
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865Bi-coloured damsel
Ceriagrion chromothorax Joshi & Sawant, 2019
Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798Coromandel marsh dart
Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914Rusty marsh dart
Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916Orange marsh dart
Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842Yellow bush dart
Copera vittata Selys, 1863Blue bush dart
Disparoneura apicalis Fraser, 1924
Disparoneura quadrimaculata Rambur, 1842Black-winged bambootail
Drepanosticta annandalei Fraser, 1924
Elattoneura souteri Fraser, 1924
Elattoneura tetrica Laidlaw, 1917
Esme cyaneovittata Fraser, 1922
Esme longistyla Fraser, 1931Nilgiri bambootail
Esme mudiensis Fraser, 1931
Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907Pixie dartlet
Ischnura rubilio Selys, 1876Western golden dartlet
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922
Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920
Nososticta nicobarica Chandra, 2017
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865Black marsh dart
Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916Dusky Lilysquatter
Paracercion Malayanum Selys, 1876Malay lillysquatter
Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876Eastern Lilysquatter
Phylloneura westermanni Hagen, 1860
Prodasineura verticalis Selys, 1860Bambootails
Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931
Protosticta armageddonia Chandran, Pa..., 2023
Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subra..., 2020
Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931
Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta hearseyi Fraser, 1922
Protosticta monticola Emiliyamma &..., 2016
Protosticta mortoni (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kales..., 2015
Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958
Protosticta sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922
Protosticta sholai Subramanian ..., 2020
Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924
Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876Look-alike sprite
Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842Three striped blue dart
Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924Malabar dartlet
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion williamsoni Fraser, 1922
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in South India
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
11
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
7
14
Genera
Species

Taxom