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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region New York (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
553
5895
14529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
551
5891
14524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
119
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
78
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
78
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
23
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New York
3 Families width 15 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New York
5 Genera with 15 Species
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New York
15 Species
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906Slender Reedling
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in New York
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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