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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1146
26296
148959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1142
26273
148905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
72
391
1287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
54
295
980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
48
284
969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
15
78
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
5
18
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Asia
5 Families width 71 Species and 7 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing25SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies33SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 196010SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolestidae Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Asia
18 Genera with 71 Species
Agriomorpha May, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19249SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies21SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19657SpeciesTaxom
Mesopodagrion McLachlan, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Orolestes McLachlan, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Philosina Ris, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Priscagrion Zhou & Wilson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolestes Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Rhinagrion Calvert, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 193118SpeciesTaxom
Sinolestes Needham, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Sympycna Charpentier, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Asia
71 Species and 7 Subspecies
Agriomorpha fusca May, 1933Chinese Yellowface
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Indolestes boninensis Asahina, 1952
Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862Mountain reedling
Indolestes gracilis peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes helena (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes manaliensis (Singh, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes sushmae (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes veronica (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes amata (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes conexus Yan & Tang, 1976
Lestes datangensis Wang, 1976
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes japonicus Selys, 1883
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891Wandering Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Lestes paludosus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes umbrinus Selys, 1891
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Megalestes chengi Chao, 1947
Megalestes discus Wilson, 2004
Megalestes distans Needham, 1930
Megalestes heros Needham, 1930
Megalestes maai Chen, 1947
Megalestes micans Needham, 1930
Megalestes omeiensis Chao, 1965
Mesopodagrion tibetanum McLachlan, 1896
Mesopodagrion yachowense (Chao, 1953)⇒ Mesopodagrion tibetanum McLachlan, 1896
Mesopodagrion yachowensis Chao, 1953
Orolestes koxingai (Chen, 1950)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes mirabilis (Oguma, 1913)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Philosina alba Wilson, 1999Milky Flatwing
Philosina buchi Ris, 1917
Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862Scalloped spreadwing
Priscagrion kiautai Zhou & Wilson, 2001
Pseudolestes mirabilis Kirby, 1900
Rhinagrion hainanense Wilson & Reels, 2001
Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes aculeata aculeata Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes aculeatus Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes aculeatus yakusimensis Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes amamiensis (Ishida, 2005)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes asatoi Asahina, 1994
Rhipidolestes chaoi Wilson, 2004
Rhipidolestes hiraoi Yamamoto, 1955
Rhipidolestes janetae Wilson, 1997Hong Kong Flatwing
Rhipidolestes jucunda Lieftinck, 1948
Rhipidolestes lii Zhou, 2003
Rhipidolestes montanus (Asahina, 1993)⇒ Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes nectans Needham, 1929
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes sakishimanus (Asahina, 1993)⇒ Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes shozoi Ishida, 2005
Rhipidolestes truncatidens Schmidt, 1931
Sinolestes edita Needham, 1930
Sinolestes editus Needham, 1930Variable Shujing
Sympecma annulata (Selys, 1887)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Sympycna paedisca (Brauer, 1882)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in East Asia
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
6
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
8
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPseudolestidae
Kirby, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySynlestidae
Tillyard, 1917
malachite, Malachites, Sylphs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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