Taxonomy of Genus Ischnura Charpentier, 1840
Forktail, Forktails
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 315
2742
23344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 212
1837
15688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 170
1701
15422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 24
490
6731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 7
278
4343 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Coenagrionidae
Kirby, 1890
Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly | 176
2958 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Ischnurinae
Fraser, 1957
| 49
688 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Ischnura
Charpentier, 1840
Forktail, Forktails | 192 | Species |
Subnodes of Ischnura Charpentier, 1840 | Species | Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907
Ethiopian Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura acicularis Donnelly, 1965
| | | | Species | Ischnura acuticauda Lieftinck, 1959
| | | | Species | Ischnura aglae Fonscolombe, 1838 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura albistigma Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura algira Selys, 1850 ⇒ Ischnura graellsii
| | | | Species | Ischnura algirica Selys, 1849 ⇒ Ischnura graellsii
| | | | Species | Ischnura amelia Needham, 1930 ⇒ Ischnura aurora
| | | | Species | Ischnura annandalei Laidlaw, 1919 ⇒ Eustrotia extranea
| | | | Species | Ischnura aralensis Haritonov, 1979
| | | | Species | Ischnura ariel Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura armeniaca Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura armeniacum Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura armstrongi Fraser, 1925
| | | | Species | Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865
Asian Bluetail, Redtail | | | | Species | Ischnura aurantiaca Roster, 1886 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura auricolor Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Aurora Bluetail, Golden Dartlet, Gossamer Damselfly | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903
Desert Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura bhimtalensis Sahni, 1965 ⇒ Ischnura aurora
| | | | Species | Ischnura bizonata Selys, 1876 ⇒ Eustrotia citripennis
| | | | Species | Ischnura blumi Lohmann, 1979 ⇒ Ischnura isoetes
| | | | Species | Ischnura brevispina de Selys, 1876 ⇒ Ischnura senegalensis
| | | | Species | Ischnura bukharensis Bartenef, 1913 ⇒ Agrilus sculpturatus
| | | | Species | Ischnura buxtoni Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura canadense Provancher, 1876 ⇒ Ischnura verticalis
| | | | Species | Ischnura capreola
| | | | Species | Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
| | | | Species | Ischnura cardinalis Kimmins, 1929
| | | | Species | Ischnura carpenteri
| | | | Species | Ischnura carpentieri Fraser, 1946 ⇒ Eustrotia extranea
| | | | Species | Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876
Pacific Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura cheesmanae Fraser, 1942 ⇒ Ischnura taitensis
| | | | Species | Ischnura cheesmani Mumford, 1942
| | | | Species | Ischnura chingaza Realpe, 2010
| | | | Species | Ischnura chromostigma Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura cognata Selys, 1840 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura credula Hagen, 1861 ⇒ Ischnura ramburii
| | | | Species | Ischnura cruzi De Marmels, 1987
| | | | Species | Ischnura cyane Realpe, 2010
| | | | Species | Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902
Plains Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura defixa Hagen, 1861 ⇒ Ischnura ramburii
| | | | Species | Ischnura delicata Hagen in Selys, 1876 ⇒ Ischnura aurora
| | | | Species | Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861
Mexican Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura demorsum Hagen, 1861
| | | | Species | Ischnura denticolle
| | | | Species | Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839
Black-fronted Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura distigma Brauer, 1869 ⇒ Ischnura heterosticta
| | | | Species | Ischnura dorothea Fraser, 1924
| | | | Species | Ischnura ebneri Schmidt, 1938
| | | | Species | Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820
Blue Tailed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly | 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Ischnura elongata Martin, 1907 ⇒ Eupatula nyctaculis
| | | | Species | Ischnura elongatum Martin, 1907 ⇒ Enallagma elongatum
| | | | Species | Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895
Swift Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura evansi Morton, 1919
Blue-banded Damsel, Desert Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura excelsa Roster, 1886 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura exigua Roster, 1886 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura expertum Hagen, 1861 ⇒ Ischnura ramburii
| | | | Species | Ischnura exstriata Calvert, 1895 ⇒ Ischnura denticollis
| | | | Species | Ischnura ezoin Asahina, 1952
| | | | Species | Ischnura ezonata Stephens, 1836 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura filosa Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Ischnura flavistyla Kolbe, 1884 ⇒ Ischnura maroccana
| | | | Species | Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Ischnura fontaineae Morton, 1905
| | | | Species | Ischnura forcipata Morton, 1907
Forcipate dartlet | | | | Species | Ischnura formosana Chujo, 1931 ⇒ Ischnura asiatica
| | | | Species | Ischnura fountaineae Morton, 1905
Oasis Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura fountainei Morton, 1905
| | | | Species | Ischnura fountainei, 1905, 0
| | | | Species | Ischnura foutainei Morton, 1905
| | | | Species | Ischnura foylei Kosterin, 2015
| | | | Species | Ischnura fragile Tillyard, 1906
| | | | Species | Ischnura fragilis Tillyard, 1906 ⇒ Aciagrion fragilis
| | | | Species | Ischnura gangetica Laidlaw, 1913 ⇒ Eustrotia clarivittata
| | | | Species | Ischnura gemina Kennedy, 1917
San Francisco Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura genei Rambur, 1842
Island Bluetail, Island Bluetail Damselfly | | | | Species | Ischnura graellsi Rambur, 1842 ⇒ Ischnura graellsii
| | | | Species | Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842
Iberian Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura granti McLachlan, 1903
| | | | Species | Ischnura haemastigma Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura halecarpenteri Mumford, 1942 ⇒ Hivaagrion halecarpenteri
| | | | Species | Ischnura haritonovi Dumont, 1997 ⇒ Ischnura aralensis
| | | | Species | Ischnura hastata Say, 1839
Citrine Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura hastatum Say, 1839
| | | | Species | Ischnura hastulata Burmeister, 1839 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842
Common Bluetail | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Ischnura hilli Pinhey, 1964 ⇒ Eustrotia amydrozona
| | | | Species | Ischnura immaculata Zacwilichowski, 1928 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura immsi Laidlaw, 1913 ⇒ Amphiallagma parvum
| | | | Species | Ischnura inarmata Calvert, 1898
| | | | Species | Ischnura indefinata Fraser, 1947 ⇒ Eustrotia genuflexa
| | | | Species | Ischnura indivisa Ris, 1918
| | | | Species | Ischnura iners Hagen, 1861 ⇒ Ischnura ramburii
| | | | Species | Ischnura infuscans Campion & Campion, 1905 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura intermedia Dumont, 1974
Dumont's Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura interrupta Needham, 1932 ⇒ Ischnura halecarpenteri
| | | | Species | Ischnura isoetes Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura jeanyvesmeyeri Englund & Polhemus, 2010
| | | | Species | Ischnura karafutonis Matsumura, 1931
| | | | Species | Ischnura kauderni Sjöstedt, 1917 ⇒ Euxoa flavata
| | | | Species | Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898
Lilypad Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura lamellata Kolbe, 1885 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura lobata Needham, 1930 ⇒ Ischnura asiatica
| | | | Species | Ischnura lorentzi Ris, 1913
| | | | Species | Ischnura luta Polhemus, Asquith & Miller, 2000
| | | | Species | Ischnura magna Roster, 1886 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura mahechai Machado, 2012
| | | | Species | Ischnura maroccana Kolbe, 1884
| | | | Species | Ischnura mildredae Fraser, 1927
| | | | Species | Ischnura musa Bartenef, 1913 ⇒ Eustrotia clarivittata
| | | | Species | Ischnura nainitalensis Sahni, 1965 ⇒ Ischnura forcipata
| | | | Species | Ischnura needed
| | | | Species | Ischnura needhami Navas, 1933 ⇒ Ischnura forcipata
| | | | Species | Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907
Pixie dartlet | | | | Species | Ischnura oculata Navas, 1918 ⇒ Ischnura graellsii
| | | | Species | Ischnura ordosi Bartenev, 1912
| | | | Species | Ischnura oreada Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura oreadum Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura orientalis Selys, 1876 ⇒ Ischnura asiatica
| | | | Species | Ischnura ornata Zacwilichowski, 1928 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura pamelae Vick & Davies, 1988
| | | | Species | Ischnura patricia Fraser, 1924
| | | | Species | Ischnura perparva McLachlan in Selys, 1876
Western Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura pontica Schmidt, 1939
| | | | Species | Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861
Fragile Forktail | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Ischnura positum Hagen, 1861
| | | | Species | Ischnura praematura Sanmartín-Villar & Zhang, 2022
| | | | Species | Ischnura prognata Hagen, 1861
Furtive Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura prognatum Hagen, 1861
| | | | Species | Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906
Colourful Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, Scarce Ischnura | | | | Species | Ischnura pumillo
| | | | Species | Ischnura punctata Zacwilichowski, 1928 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura pupilla Hansemann, 1823 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura ramburii Selys in Sagra, 1857
Rambur'S Forktail, Ramburs Forktail, Rambur´s Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura rhodosoma Lieftinck, 1959 ⇒ Eustrotia astydamia
| | | | Species | Ischnura rubella Navas, 1934 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura rubens Evans, 1845
| | | | Species | Ischnura rubilio Selys, 1876
Western golden dartlet | | | | Species | Ischnura rufescens Stephens, 1836 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura rufostigma Selys, 1876
Reddish-orange dartlet, Ruby dartlet | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Ischnura rufovittata Blanchard, 1843
| | | | Species | Ischnura rurutana Englund & Polhemus, 2010
| | | | Species | Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958
Sahara Bluetail | | | | Species | Ischnura sanguinostigma Fraser, 1953
| | | | Species | Ischnura schoana Förster, 1906
| | | | Species | Ischnura schoanum Foerster, 1906 ⇒ Proischnura subfurcatum
| | | | Species | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842
African Bluetail, Common Bluetail, Common dartlet | | | | Species | Ischnura sobrina Schmidt, 1942 ⇒ Agrilus schmidtgoebeli
| | | | Species | Ischnura solitaria Bota-Sierra, Velásquez-Vélez & Realpe, 2019
| | | | Species | Ischnura spinicauda Brauer, 1865
| | | | Species | Ischnura stephanellia Roster, 1885 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura striata Zacwilichowski, 1928 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura stueberi Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Ischnura taitensis Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Ischnura tasmanica Tillyard, 1913
| | | | Species | Ischnura thelmae Lieftinck, 1966
| | | | Species | Ischnura torresiana Tillyard, 1913 ⇒ Ischnura heterosticta
| | | | Species | Ischnura tuberculata Charpentier, 1825 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
| | | | Species | Ischnura ultima Ris, 1908
| | | | Species | Ischnura urnifera Martin, 1906
| | | | Species | Ischnura urniferum Martin, 1907 ⇒ Proischnura subfurcatum
| | | | Species | Ischnura utahensis Muttkowski, 1910 ⇒ Eustrotia attrivitta
| | | | Species | Ischnura velteni ♰ G. Bechly, 2000
| | | | Species | Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839
Eastern Forktail | | | | Species | Ischnura vinsoni Fraser, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura xanthocyane Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Ischnura xanthoptera Stephens, 1835 ⇒ Ischnura pumilio
| | | | Species | Ischnura zonata Stephens, 1835 ⇒ Ischnura elegans
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Synonyms | Amorphostigma (Fraser, 1925) | | Anomalagrion (Selys, 1857) | | Anomalura (Kennedy, 1920) | | Bedfordia (Mumford, 1942) | | Boninagrion (Asahina, 1952) | | Celaenura (Kennedy, 1917) | | Ischnuridia (Donnelly, 1965) | | Micronympha (Kirby, 1890) | | Nanosura (Kennedy, 1920) | | Rhodischnura (Laidlaw, 1919) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ischnura | German | Pechlibellen | | English | Forktail, Forktails | | Dutch | Grasjuffers, Lantaarntjes of Grasjuffers | | Danish | Farvevandnymfer |
Distribution of Ischnura Charpentier, 1840 Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Distribution on islands Orkney Islands
Found in fossile formations Rott Formation
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