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Checklist for Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1859
65777
561707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1850
65672
561174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
183
1268
5640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
134
921
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
99
827
4085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
20
244
1720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
7
59
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
8
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
8 Genera with 136 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 186212SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings4SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 192430SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies87SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Sinhalestes Fraser, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19969SpeciesTaxom
Sympycna Charpentier, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
136 Species and 13 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
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 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 alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes amata (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes angularis Fraser, 1929
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes arvernus L. Piton, 1935
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes brisaci A. Nel, 1997
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 datangensis Wang, 1976
Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1890Kirby's spreadwing
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862Asian emerald spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987
Lestes grandis Rambur, 1842
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes incertus Piton, 1935
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes japonicus Selys, 1883
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 minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891Wandering Spreadwing
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003Algerian 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 peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
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 quercifolia Selys, 1878
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici & ..., 1955
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes statzi E. Schmidt, 1958
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
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 undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
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
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 Eurasia
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
82
Genus
Species

Taxom



Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
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