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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
147
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
83
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
31
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 20 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19609SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
6 Genera with 20 Species
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites7SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
20 Species
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975Amatola Malachite
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862Conspicuous Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862Shade Sylph
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921Marbled malachite
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes plagiata
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Lestoidea at gbif.org
Lestoidea at irmng.org