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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
250
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
55
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
14
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
3 Families width 57 Species and 3 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing31SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies24SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19602SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
14 Genera with 57 Species
Allolestes Selys, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Caledopteryx Kennedy, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites2SpeciesTaxom
Coryphagrion Morton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies25SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Nesolestes Selys, 194913SpeciesTaxom
Neurolestes Selys, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Protolestes Fraser, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tatocnemis Kirby, 18918SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
57 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allolestes maclachlani Selys, 1869
Allolestes maclachlanii Selys, 1869Seychelles Islander
Amanipodagrion gilliesi Pinhey, 1962Amani flatwing
Caledopteryx sarasini Ris, 1915
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950Elegant Malachite
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924East Coast Giant
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes auripennis Fraser, 1955
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus aldabrensis Blackman & P..., 1967
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pallidus stigmatus Navas, 1924
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951
Lestes simulans (Martin, 1910)⇒ Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Nesolestes albicaudus Fraser, 1952
Nesolestes albicolor Fraser, 1955
Nesolestes alboterminatus Selys, 1891
Nesolestes angydna Schmidt, 1951
Nesolestes drocera Fraser, 1951
Nesolestes forficuloides Fraser, 1955
Nesolestes martini Schmidt, 1951
Nesolestes pauliani Fraser, 1951
Nesolestes pulverulans Lieftinck, 1965
Nesolestes radama Lieftinck, 1965
Nesolestes ranavalona Schmidt, 1951
Nesolestes rubristigma Martin, 1903
Nesolestes tuberculicollis Fraser, 1949
Protolestes fickei Förster, 1899
Protolestes kerckhoffae Schmidt, 1949
Protolestes leonorae Schmidt, 1951
Protolestes milloti Fraser, 1949
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Tatocnemis crenulatipennis Fraser, 1952
Tatocnemis denticularis Aguesse, 1968
Tatocnemis emarginatipennis Fraser, 1960
Tatocnemis malgassica Kirby, 1889
Tatocnemis mellisi Schmidt, 1951
Tatocnemis olsufieffi Schmidt, 1951
Tatocnemis robinsoni Schmidt, 1951
Tatocnemis sinuatipennis Selys, 1891
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
10
31
Genera
Species

Taxom



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