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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
1709
2834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
262
1708
2833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
66
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
63
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
63
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
26
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West India
4 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies26SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West India
16 Genera with 34 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1919wisp3SpeciesTaxom
Amphiallagma Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Disparoneura Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Indosticta1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1876Lilysquatters1SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Rhodischnura Laidlaw, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West India
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876Indian Violet Dartlet
Aciagrion approximans krishna Fraser, 1921Indian Violet Dartlet
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919Green striped slender dartlet
Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919White dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919Splendid dartlet
Amphiallagma parvum Selys, 1876Azure dartlet
Caconeura ramburi Fraser, 1922Coorg bambootail
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 quadrimaculata Rambur, 1842Black-winged bambootail
Elattoneura nigerrima Laidlaw, 1917
Elattoneura tetrica Laidlaw, 1917
Enallagma parvum Selys, 1876Azure dartlet
Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907Pixie dartlet
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920
Paracercion Malayanum Selys, 1876Malay lillysquatter
Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876Look-alike sprite
Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842Three striped blue dart
Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, 1876
Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922Brook Sprite
Rhodischnura nursei (Morton, 1907)⇒ Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in West India
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
10
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom