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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
31
186
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
127
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
127
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
54
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mexico
3 Families width 24 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing12SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mexico
11 Genera with 24 Species
Argiolestes Selys, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
24 Species
Argiolestes ochrostomus (Lieftinck, 1949)⇒ Agrilus lindryi Baudon, 1968
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion alienum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion azulum Dunkle, 1989
Heteragrion melanurum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion tricellulare Calvert, 1901Highland Flatwing
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alfonsoi Gonzalez & N..., 2001
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Oxystigma williamsoni (Geijskes, 1976)⇒ Agrilus morio Kerremans, 1895
Paraphlebia hyalina Brauer, 1871
Paraphlebia quinta Calvert, 1901
Paraphlebia zoe Selys, 1861Zoe Waterfall Damsel
Perissolestes magdalenae Williamson &..., 1924
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Mexico
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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