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Checklist of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
99
753
4569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
67
479
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
53
449
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
19
178
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
5
34
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
6
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
6 Genera with 69 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies62SpeciesTaxom
Megaleura1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
69 Species and 3 Subspecies
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839Metallic Ringtail
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913Northern Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alfonsoi Gonzalez & N..., 2001
Lestes apollinaris Navas, 1934
Lestes auritus Hagen, 1862
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes basalis Say, 1839
Lestes basidens Belle, 1997
Lestes bipupillatus Calvert, 1909
Lestes californica
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes curvatus Belle, 1997
Lestes debellardi De Marmels, 1992
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus disjunctus (Selys, 1862)⇒ Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes falcifer Sjöstedt, 1918
Lestes fernandoi Costa, De So..., 2006
Lestes forcipata Rambur, 1842
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes helix Ris, 1918
Lestes henshawi Calvert, 1907
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997
Lestes jurzitzai Muzon, 1994
Lestes mediorufus (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes paulistus Calvert, 1909
Lestes pictus Hagen, 1862
Lestes quadristriatus Calvert, 1909
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes secula May, 1993
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes spatula Fraser, 1946
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumaria Hagen, 1862
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes stulta Hagen, 1861
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tenuata Rambur, 1842
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Lestes trichonus Belle, 1997
Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848
Lestes uncatus (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes unguiculata Hagen, 1861
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes urubamba Kennedy, 1942
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861Carolina Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Megaleura coresia
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
59
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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