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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
93
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
78
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
78
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
19
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
13
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
3 Families width 52 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae (Kirby, 1890)Narrow-winged damselflies44SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
13 Genera with 52 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1963wisp2SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 195627SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
52 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908Blue Slim
Aciagrion congoense (Sjöstedt, 1917)⇒ Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909Graceful slim
Aciagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955
Africallagma cuneistigma Pinhey, 1969Chimanimani Bluet
Africallagma elongatum Martin, 1907Elongate Bluet
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sinuatum Ris, 1921Arid Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis pinheyi (Balinsky, 1963)⇒ 
Allocnemis marshalli Ris, 1921Blue-shouldered Threadtail
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Elattoneura cellularis Grünberg, 1902
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Elattoneura lapidaria Dijkstra & B..., 2015Rock Threadtail
Elattoneura tropicalis (Pinhey, 1974)⇒ Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860
Enallagma elongatum Martin, 1907
Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839
Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863Blue riverjack
Proischnura subfurcata Selys, 1876Fork-tailed Bluet
Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906Acacia Sprite
Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876Angola Sprite
Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950Assegaai Sprite
Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947Catshead Sprite
Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902Black Sprite
Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978Gamble's sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast 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 pseudomassaicum (Pinhey, 1951)⇒ Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion rubroviride Pinhey, 1956
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti pseudosjoestedti Pinhey, 1964Red-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride Pinhey, 1956Blue-spotted Sprite
Pseudagrion vumbaense Balinsky, 1963Vumba Sprite
Pseudagrion whellani (Pinhey, 1956)⇒ Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955

Subnodes of Coenagrionoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyCoenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly, Pond damselflies, Pond Damsels
9
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyProtoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917
Bambootails, Pinflies, Threadtails
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom