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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
127
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
80
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
80
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
23
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
4
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
3 Families width 14 Species
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Genera with 14 Species
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites6SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
14 Species
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862Conspicuous Malachite
Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956Drakensberg Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes plagiata
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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