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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
142
755
2351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
97
536
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
76
479
1490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
19
125
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
6
35
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Europe
6 Families width 121 Species and 5 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing41SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies69SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings4SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Europe
35 Genera with 121 Species
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Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 186212SpeciesTaxom
Caledargiolestes Kennedy, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Caledopteryx Kennedy, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites2SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Eckfeldia Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Furagrion Petruleviciu..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Griseargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Hanklitia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 201712SpeciesTaxom
Heteropodagrion Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies50SpeciesTaxom
Lestoidea Tillyard, 1913Bluestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Miniargiolestes Theischinger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Morsagrion Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Synlestes Selys, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Thanetophilosina Nel, Martine..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Trineuragrion Ris, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Vulcagrion Nel & Paichele, 19353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
121 Species and 5 Subspecies
Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925Tiny flatwing
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979Western Ringtail
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes aridus Tillyard, 1908Inland Ringtail
Austrolestes cheesmanae Kimmins, 1936
Austrolestes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839Metallic Ringtail
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913Northern Ringtail
Austrolestes io Selys, 1862Iota Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979Dune Ringtail
Austrolestes psyche Hagen, 1862Cup Ringtail
Caledargiolestes uniseries Ris, 1915
Caledopteryx maculata Winstanley &..., 1982
Caledopteryx sarasini Ris, 1915
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis parvidens (Artobolevski, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Chalcolestes viridis viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862Shade Sylph
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Eckfeldia superstes T. Wappler, 2003
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Furagrion jutlandicus K. L. Henriksen, 1922
Furagrion morsi W. Zessin, 2011
Hanklitia hankliti W. Zessin, 2011
Heteragrion aurantiacum Selys, 1862
Heteragrion bariai De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion bickorum Daigle, 2005
Heteragrion breweri De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion chrysops Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion cinnamomeum (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Heteragrion ochraceum Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion ictericum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion icterops Selys, 1862
Heteragrion melanurum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion ochraceum Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion tatama Bota-Sierra ..., 2017
Heteropodagrion sanguinipes Selys, 1895
Indolestes alleni Tillyard, 1913Small Reedling
Indolestes goniocercus Lieftinck, 1960
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes arvernus L. Piton, 1935
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes brisaci A. Nel, 1997
Lestes ceresti A. Nel, 1985
Lestes coloratus Hagen, 1848
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes grandis Rambur, 1842
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes incertus Piton, 1935
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes lutzi A. Nel, 1994
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003Algerian Spreadwing
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes plicata L. Piton, 1939
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici & ..., 1955
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes statzi E. Schmidt, 1958
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vicina Hagen, 1858
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens vestalis Rambur, 1842
Lestes virens virens Charpentier, 1825
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Lestes zalesskyi Piton, 1940
Lestoidea conjuncta Tillyard, 1913Common bluestreak
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Miniargiolestes minimus Tillyard, 1908Stream flatwing
Morsagrion ansorgei W. Zessin, 2011
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Oxystigma cyanofrons Williamson, 1919
Oxystigma petiolatum Selys, 1862
Perilestes attenuatus Selys, 1886Attenuate Twigtail
Perilestes gracillimus Kennedy, 1941
Perilestes kahli Williamson &..., 1924
Perissolestes guianensis Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia cassandra Hagen, 1862
Philogenia margarita Selys, 1862
Rhipidolestes hiraoi Yamamoto, 1955
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma incerta L. Piton, 1935
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996
Synlestes selysi Tillyard, 1917Forest needle
Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868Bronze needle
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi Fraser, 1948
Teinopodagrion croizati De Marmels, 2002
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Thanetophilosina menatensis A. Nel, 1997
Trineuragrion percostale Ris, 1915
Vulcagrion andancensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion cantalensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion propedemontanum L. Piton, 1935

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Europe
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
5
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestoideidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
23
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
2
4
Genera
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