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Checklist of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
for Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1422
46785
383423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1416
46713
383230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
106
738
3561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
78
545
2924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
63
515
2875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
17
176
1368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
6
34
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
8
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
8 Genera with 86 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings2SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 192431SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies48SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Sinhalestes Fraser, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Sympycna Charpentier, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
86 Species and 9 Subspecies
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913Northern Ringtail
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Indolestes albicaudus McLachlan, 1895
Indolestes alfurus Lieftinck, 1960
Indolestes alleni Tillyard, 1913Small Reedling
Indolestes anomalus Fraser, 1946
Indolestes assamicus Fraser, 1930
Indolestes bellax Lieftinck, 1930
Indolestes birmanus Selys, 1891
Indolestes boninensis Asahina, 1952
Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes dajakanus Lieftinck, 1948
Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930)⇒ Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862
Indolestes divisus Hagen, 1862Closed-wing Reedling
Indolestes floresianus Lieftinck, 1960
Indolestes goniocercus Lieftinck, 1960
Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862Mountain reedling
Indolestes gracilis birmanus Selys, 1891
Indolestes gracilis gracilis Hagen, 1862
Indolestes gracilis peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes helena (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes indicus Fraser, 1922
Indolestes lafaeci Seehausen, 2017
Indolestes lundqvisti Lieftinck, 1949
Indolestes luxatus Lieftinck, 1932
Indolestes lygisticercus Lieftinck, 1932
Indolestes manaliensis (Singh, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924
Indolestes sushmae (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906Slender Reedling
Indolestes veronica (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes amata (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes conexus Yan & Tang, 1976
Lestes datangensis Wang, 1976
Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1890Kirby's spreadwing
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862Asian emerald spreadwing
Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes japonicus Selys, 1883
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929Malabar spreadwing
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891Wandering Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Lestes orientalis Baijal, 1956
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes paludosus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924
Lestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932
Lestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
Lestes praecellens Lieftinck, 1937
Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
Lestes praemorsus praemorsus Hagen, 1862Sapphire-eyed spreadwing
Lestes praemorsus sikkima Fraser, 1929
Lestes praevius Lieftinck, 1940
Lestes quercifolia Selys, 1878
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906
Lestes thoracica Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes udeana (Krüger, 1898)⇒ Orolestes wallacei Kirby, 1889
Lestes umbrina Selys, 1891
Lestes umbrinus Selys, 1891
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842Emerald-striped spreadwing
Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932
Platylestes platystyla Rambur, 1842
Platylestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862Scalloped spreadwing
Sinhalestes orientalis Hagen, 1862Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing
Sympecma annulata (Selys, 1887)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma annulata annulata
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma gobica Förster, 1900
Sympecma kashmirensis (Ander, 1944)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Sympycna paedisca (Brauer, 1882)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
44
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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