Checklist for Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
and region East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 743
20447
107483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 739
20429
107440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 30
250
952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 15
155
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 15
155
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 10
55
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks | 3
14
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly | 3
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Africa
3 Genera with 24 Species
Species list for East Africa
24 Species and 3 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 disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | Tawny Spreadwing | | Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836 | Dark Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862 | Ochre Spreadwing | | Lestes ochraceus aldabrensis Blackman & P..., 1967 | | | Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes pallidus stigmatus Navas, 1924 | | | Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955 | Pinhey's Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951 | | | Lestes simulans (Martin, 1910) | ⇒ Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | | Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848 | | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle 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 East 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
Lestidae at itis.gov
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