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Checklist for Superfamily Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		333
3740
9137		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		331
3738
9135		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		22
99
293		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
82
280		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		12
82
280		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		8
20
93		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
14
73		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
4 Families width 73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies63SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails6SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
14 Genera with 73 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19176SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1928wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 195212SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pinheyagrion May, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 187630SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
73 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908Blue Slim
Aciagrion congoense (Sjöstedt, 1917)⇒ Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909Graceful slim
Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
Aciagrion heterosticta Fraser, 1955
Aciagrion heterostictum Pinhey, 1972Long Slim
Aciagrion nodosum Pinhey, 1964Cryptic Slim
Aciagrion rarum Longfield, 1947Tiny Slim
Aciagrion steeleae Kimmins, 1955Swamp Slim
Africallagma elongatum Martin, 1907Elongate Bluet
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma pallidulum Dijkstra, 2007Little Bluet
Africallagma sinuatum Ris, 1921Arid Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Africallagma vaginale Sjöstedt, 1917Forest Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis gratiosa (Gerstäcker, 1891)⇒ 
Agriocnemis pinheyi (Balinsky, 1963)⇒ 
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Allocnemis abbotti Calvert, 1896
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion annulatum Fraser, 1955Green-eyed Waxtail
Ceriagrion bakeri Fraser, 1941Blue-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion banditum Kipping & Di..., 2015Band-eyed Citril
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion junceum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Spikerush Citril
Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961White-faced Waxtail
Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924Little Orange Waxtail
Ceriagrion sakejii Pinhey, 1963Cream-sided Waxtail
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908Orange-red Waxtail
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Elattoneura cellularis Grünberg, 1902
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Elattoneura morini Legrand, 1985Mealy Threadtail
Elattoneura tropicalis (Pinhey, 1974)⇒ Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863Blue riverjack
Pinheyagrion angolicum Pinhey, 1966Angola Bluet
Prodasineura flavifacies (Pinhey, 1981)⇒ Agrilus pharao Obenberger, 1923
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950Assegaai Sprite
Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947Catshead Sprite
Pseudagrion coelestis Longfield, 1947Catshead Sprite
Pseudagrion coeruleipunctum Pinhey, 1964Pretty Sprite
Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902Black Sprite
Pseudagrion deningi Pinhey, 1961Dening's Sprite
Pseudagrion fisheri Pinhey, 1961Fisher's Sprite
Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978Gamble's sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion greeni Pinhey, 1961
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion helenae Balinsky, 1964Helen's Sprite
Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931Inconspicuous Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959Forest Sprite
Pseudagrion makabusiense Pinhey, 1950Green-striped Sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion rufostigma Longfield, 1947Dark Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti sjoestedti Foerster, 1906
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite
Pseudagrion tanganyicum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Tanganyika Sprite
Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876Wing-tailed Sprite
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Zambia
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels		8
63		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		3
3		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae ♰
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails		2
6		Genera
Species
Taxom