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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
122
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
26
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
4
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 16 Species
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19609SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
4 Genera with 16 Species
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites8SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
16 Species
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 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 virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing

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
7
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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