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Checklist of Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
69
261
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
53
200
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
46
188
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
39
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
3 Families width 29 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies24SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
10 Genera with 29 Species
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Griseargiolestes Theischinger, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
29 Species
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
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 viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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