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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1367
32066
207553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1360
32013
207217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
135
673
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
92
472
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
72
418
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
16
94
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
30
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
5
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
5 Genera with 58 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18628SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings5SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies46SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19965SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
58 Species and 4 Subspecies
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes cheesmanae Kimmins, 1936
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
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 alleni Tillyard, 1913Small Reedling
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
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 congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes grandis Rambur, 1842
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes incertus Piton, 1935
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes lutzi A. Nel, 1994
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003Algerian Spreadwing
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes plicata L. Piton, 1939
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 undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vicina Hagen, 1858
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens vestalis Rambur, 1842
Lestes virens virens Charpentier, 1825
Lestes zalesskyi Piton, 1940
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma incerta L. Piton, 1935
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Europe
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
43
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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