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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1907
11343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1275
7608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1158
7401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
21
374
3310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
7
86
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
9
194
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
9 Genera with 194 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 192414SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings5SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 192435SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies146SpeciesTaxom
Megaleura1SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Sinhalestes Fraser, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 199610SpeciesTaxom
Sympycna Charpentier, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
194 Species and 18 Subspecies
Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979Western Ringtail
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes aridus Tillyard, 1908Inland Ringtail
Austrolestes cheesmanae Kimmins, 1936
Austrolestes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839Metallic Ringtail
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913Northern Ringtail
Austrolestes io Selys, 1862Iota Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979Dune Ringtail
Austrolestes psyche Hagen, 1862Cup Ringtail
Austrolestes vitiensis Tillyard, 1924
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis parvidens (Artobolevski, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Chalcolestes viridis viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825
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 linsleyi Lieftinck, 1960
Indolestes lundqvisti Lieftinck, 1949
Indolestes luxatus Lieftinck, 1932
Indolestes lygisticercus Lieftinck, 1932
Indolestes manaliensis (Singh, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes obiri Watson, 1979Cave Reedling
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924
Indolestes risi van der Weele, 1909
Indolestes sushmae (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906Slender Reedling
Indolestes veronica (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes vitiensis Tillyard, 1924
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alfonsoi Gonzalez & N..., 2001
Lestes amata (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes apollinaris Navas, 1934
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes arvernus L. Piton, 1935
Lestes auripennis Fraser, 1955
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 brisaci A. Nel, 1997
Lestes californica
Lestes ceresti A. Nel, 1985
Lestes coloratus Hagen, 1848
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes conexus Yan & Tang, 1976
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes curvatus Belle, 1997
Lestes datangensis Wang, 1976
Lestes debellardi De Marmels, 1992
Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1890Kirby's spreadwing
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes disarmata (Fraser, 1961)⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869
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 dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862Asian emerald 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 forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987
Lestes grandis Rambur, 1842
Lestes helix Ris, 1918
Lestes henshawi Calvert, 1907
Lestes humphriesi (Lieftinck, 1952)⇒ Austrolestes aridus Tillyard, 1908
Lestes icterica (Gerstaeker, 1869)⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes incertus Piton, 1935
Lestes io (Selys, 1862)⇒ Austrolestes io Selys, 1862
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes japonicus Selys, 1883
Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997
Lestes jurzitzai Muzon, 1994
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes lutzi A. Nel, 1994
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929Malabar spreadwing
Lestes mediorufus (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891Wandering Spreadwing
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003Algerian Spreadwing
Lestes ochracea Selys, 1862
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus aldabrensis Blackman & P..., 1967
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Lestes orientalis Baijal, 1956
Lestes pallida Rambur, 1842
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pallidus stigmatus Navas, 1924
Lestes paludosus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924
Lestes paulistus Calvert, 1909
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932
Lestes pictus Hagen, 1862
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiata
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus tarryi
Lestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
Lestes plicata L. Piton, 1939
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 pruinescens Martin, 1910
Lestes quadristriatus Calvert, 1909
Lestes quercifolia Selys, 1878
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes secula May, 1993
Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici & ..., 1955
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes simulans (Martin, 1910)⇒ Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Lestes spatula Fraser, 1946
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumaria Hagen, 1862
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes statzi E. Schmidt, 1958
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes stulta Hagen, 1861
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes tarryi (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tenuata Rambur, 1842
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906
Lestes thoracica Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Lestes trichonus Belle, 1997
Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes udeana (Krüger, 1898)⇒ Orolestes wallacei Kirby, 1889
Lestes umbrina Selys, 1891
Lestes umbrinus Selys, 1891
Lestes uncatus (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes unguiculata Hagen, 1861
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes urubamba Kennedy, 1942
Lestes vicina Hagen, 1858
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861Carolina Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens vestalis Rambur, 1842
Lestes virens virens Charpentier, 1825
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842Emerald-striped spreadwing
Lestes zalesskyi Piton, 1940
Megaleura coresia
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 incerta L. Piton, 1935
Sympecma kashmirensis (Ander, 1944)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996
Sympycna paedisca (Brauer, 1882)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
134
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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