Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 943
36180
241410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 939
36100
241106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 41
429
2072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 24
258
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 14
90
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks | 4
20
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
4 Families width 96 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Africa
20 Genera with 96 Species | Allolestes Selys, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolestes Selys, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caledopteryx Kennedy, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825 | Willow Spreadwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestes Selys, 1862 | Malachites | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Coryphagrion Morton, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteragrion Selys, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolestes Gundlach, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 40 | Species | Taxom | Megapodagrion Selys, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nesolestes Selys, 1949 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Neurolestes Selys, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nubiolestes Fraser, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philogenia Selys, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protolestes Fraser, 1949 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sympecma Burmeister, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tatocnemis Kirby, 1891 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
96 Species and 5 Subspecies | Allolestes maclachlani Selys, 1869 | | | Allolestes maclachlanii Selys, 1869 | Seychelles Islander | | Amanipodagrion gilliesi Pinhey, 1962 | Amani flatwing | | Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913 | | | Caledopteryx sarasini Ris, 1915 | | | Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825 | Green Emerald Damselfly | | Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975 | Amatola Malachite | | Chlorolestes conspicua (Hage, 1862) | ⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862 | | Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862 | Conspicuous Malachite | | Chlorolestes draconica Balinsky, 1956 | | | Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956 | Drakensberg Malachite | | Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950 | Elegant Malachite | | Chlorolestes fasciata nigerrima Pinhey, 1980 | | | Chlorolestes fasciatum | | | Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 | A southern African endemic | | Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862 | | Chlorolestes nylephtha (Barnard, 1937) | ⇒ Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937 | | Chlorolestes peringueyi (Ris, 1921) | ⇒ Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921 | | Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839 | Forest Malachite | | Chlorolestes umbrata (Selys, 1862) | ⇒ Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862 | | Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862 | Shade Sylph | | Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924 | East Coast Giant | | Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937 | Near Threatened | | Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921 | Marbled malachite | | Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918 | | | Heteragrion alienum Williamson, 1919 | | | Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886 | | | Hypolestes trinitatis Gundlach, 1888 | Cuban Hypolestes | | 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 disarmata (Fraser, 1961) | ⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes icterica (Gerstaeker, 1869) | ⇒ Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | | Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | Tawny Spreadwing | | Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 | Elegant Spreadwing | | Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836 | Dark Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003 | Algerian Spreadwing | | Lestes ochracea Selys, 1862 | | | Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862 | Ochre Spreadwing | | Lestes ochraceus aldabrensis Blackman & P..., 1967 | | | Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes pallida Rambur, 1842 | | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes pallidus stigmatus Navas, 1924 | | | Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955 | Pinhey's Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiata | | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus tarryi | | | Lestes pruinescens Martin, 1910 | | | Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951 | | | Lestes simulans (Martin, 1910) | ⇒ Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 | | | Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823 | Common Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | | Lestes tarryi (Pinhey, 1962) | ⇒ Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | | Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848 | | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle Spreadwing | | Lestes undulatus Say, 1840 | Rattlebox | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862 | Swamp Spreadwing | | Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825 | Small Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Nesolestes albicaudus Fraser, 1952 | | | Nesolestes albicolor Fraser, 1955 | | | Nesolestes alboterminatus Selys, 1891 | | | Nesolestes angydna Schmidt, 1951 | | | Nesolestes drocera Fraser, 1951 | | | Nesolestes forficuloides Fraser, 1955 | | | Nesolestes martini Schmidt, 1951 | | | Nesolestes nigeriensis (Gambles, 1970) | ⇒ Agrilus lubischevi Stepanov, 1958 | | Nesolestes pauliani Fraser, 1951 | | | Nesolestes pulverulans Lieftinck, 1965 | | | Nesolestes radama Lieftinck, 1965 | | | Nesolestes ranavalona Schmidt, 1951 | | | Nesolestes rubristigma Martin, 1903 | | | Nesolestes tuberculicollis Fraser, 1949 | | | Neurolestes nigeriensis Gambles, 1970 | Gamble's Flatwing | | Neurolestes trinervis Selys, 1885 | Guinea Flatwing | | Nubiolestes diotima Schmidt, 1943 | African Twigtail | | Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907 | | | Protolestes fickei Förster, 1899 | | | Protolestes kerckhoffae Schmidt, 1949 | | | Protolestes leonorae Schmidt, 1951 | | | Protolestes milloti Fraser, 1949 | | | Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820 | Brown emerald damselfly | | Tatocnemis crenulatipennis Fraser, 1952 | | | Tatocnemis denticularis Aguesse, 1968 | | | Tatocnemis emarginatipennis Fraser, 1960 | | | Tatocnemis malgassica Kirby, 1889 | | | Tatocnemis mellisi Schmidt, 1951 | | | Tatocnemis olsufieffi Schmidt, 1951 | | | Tatocnemis robinsoni Schmidt, 1951 | | | Tatocnemis sinuatipennis Selys, 1891 | | | Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001 | |
Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Lestoidea at gbif.org
Lestoidea at irmng.org
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