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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
130
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
87
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
87
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
28
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
9
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado
3 Families width 17 Species
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing10SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado
9 Genera with 17 Species
Eolestes Cockerell, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
17 Species
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithagrion optimum Cockerell, 1916
Lithagrion umbratum Scudder, 1890
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Colorado
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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