Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Lestoidea (Bluestreaks) for Lesotho (Southern Africa)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	288 1986 3848	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	287 1983 3844	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	14 28 35	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	7 15 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	7 15 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	4 6 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 Bluestreaks	2 2 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Lesotho
2 Families width 5 Species

Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960		3	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Lesotho
2 Genera with 5 Species

Chlorolestes Selys, 1839	Malachites	3	Species	Taxom
Lestes Leach, 0	Emerald Damselflies	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Lesotho
5 Species

Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956	Drakensberg Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839	A southern African endemic
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)	⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes plagiata

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Lesotho

Family	Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Lestidae Calvert, 1901 Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Lestoidea at gbif.org
Lestoidea at irmng.org