Checklist of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 16
105
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 9
30
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks | 3
4
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly | 1
11 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
1 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Nigeria
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | Tawny Spreadwing | | Lestes pallida Rambur, 1842 | | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955 | Pinhey's Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus tarryi | | | Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | | Lestes tarryi (Pinhey, 1962) | ⇒ Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle Spreadwing | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing |
Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Nigeria
 | | Lestidae (Calvert 1901) |
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