Checklist for Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 41
429
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 14
90
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks | 4
20
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly | 3
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 38 Species
Species list for Africa
38 Species and 4 Subspecies | Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825 | Green Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) | ⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798 | | Lestes amicus Martin, 1910 | Yellow-winged Spreadwing | | Lestes auripennis Fraser, 1955 | | | Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798 | Migrant Spreadwing | | Lestes disarmata (Fraser, 1961) | ⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes icterica (Gerstaeker, 1869) | ⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | | Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | Tawny Spreadwing | | Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 | Elegant Spreadwing | | Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836 | Dark Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003 | Algerian Spreadwing | | Lestes ochracea Selys, 1862 | | | Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862 | Ochre Spreadwing | | Lestes ochraceus aldabrensis Blackman & P..., 1967 | | | Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes pallida Rambur, 1842 | | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes pallidus stigmatus Navas, 1924 | | | Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955 | Pinhey's Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiata | | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus tarryi | | | Lestes pruinescens Martin, 1910 | | | Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951 | | | Lestes simulans (Martin, 1910) | ⇒ Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823 | Common Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | | Lestes tarryi (Pinhey, 1962) | ⇒ Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | | Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848 | | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle Spreadwing | | Lestes undulatus Say, 1840 | Rattlebox | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862 | Swamp Spreadwing | | Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825 | Small Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820 | Brown emerald damselfly |
Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Africa
 | | Lestidae (Calvert 1901) |
Links, sources and further information Lestidae at artfakta.se
Lestidae at dyntaxa.se
Lestidae at gbif.org
Lestidae at irmng.org
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