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Checklist of Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
for India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
701
14106
56149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
697
14097
56137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
245
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
10
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
3 Families width 51 Species and 5 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies39SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19609SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
10 Genera with 51 Species
Burmargiolestes Kennedy, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19069SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies30SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19877SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orolestes McLachlan, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
51 Species and 5 Subspecies
Burmargiolestes laidlawi Lieftinck, 1960
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Indolestes assamicus Fraser, 1930
Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930)⇒ Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862
Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862Mountain reedling
Indolestes gracilis birmanus Selys, 1891
Indolestes indicus Fraser, 1922
Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924
Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906Slender Reedling
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1890Kirby's spreadwing
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862Asian emerald spreadwing
Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929Malabar spreadwing
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891Wandering Spreadwing
Lestes orientalis Baijal, 1956
Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924
Lestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
Lestes praemorsus praemorsus Hagen, 1862Sapphire-eyed spreadwing
Lestes praemorsus sikkima Fraser, 1929
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes thoracica Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes thoracicus Laidlaw, 1920
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes umbrina Selys, 1891
Lestes umbrinus Selys, 1891
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842Emerald-striped spreadwing
Megalestes irma Fraser, 1926
Megalestes kurahashii Asahina, 1985
Megalestes lieftincki Lahiri, 1979
Megalestes major Selys, 1862Giant green spreadwing
Megalestes micans Needham, 1930
Megalestes raychoudhurii Lahiri, 1987
Orolestes durga Lahiri, 1987
Orolestes motis (Baijal & Aga..., 1956)⇒ Lestes umbrina Selys, 1891
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Platylestes platystyla Rambur, 1842
Platylestes platystylus Rambur, 1842
Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862Scalloped spreadwing
Sympecma annulata (Selys, 1887)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma annulata annulata
Sympecma kashmirensis (Ander, 1944)⇒ Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
4
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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