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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1132
30009
212597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1126
29956
212492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
60
412
2265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
34
249
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
26
227
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
76
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
17
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
4
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
4 Genera with 36 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies35SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
36 Species and 3 Subspecies
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839Metallic Ringtail
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alfonsoi Gonzalez & N..., 2001
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes basalis Say, 1839
Lestes californica
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
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 dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipata Rambur, 1842
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumaria Hagen, 1862
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes stulta Hagen, 1861
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tenuata Rambur, 1842
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Lestes uncatus (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes unguiculata Hagen, 1861
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861Carolina Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
32
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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