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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
620
12370
61616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
616
12349
61577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
174
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
125
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
125
588
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
40
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
7
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
3 Families width 21 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
7 Genera with 21 Species
Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Neurolestes Selys, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nubiolestes Fraser, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
21 Species
Amanipodagrion gilliesi Pinhey, 1962Amani flatwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Neurolestes trinervis Selys, 1885Guinea Flatwing
Nubiolestes diotima Schmidt, 1943African Twigtail
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Central Africa
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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