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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
65
467
2400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
39
295
1266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
31
273
1228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
18
103
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
5
24
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
5 Families width 74 Species and 4 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing26SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies40SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings4SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
24 Genera with 74 Species
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Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1899Flatwings1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Episynlestes Kennedy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies36SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Synlestes Selys, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
74 Species and 4 Subspecies
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Argiolestes ochrostomus (Lieftinck, 1949)⇒ Agrilus lindryi Baudon, 1968
Austroargiolestes amabilis Förster, 1899Flame Flatwing
Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979Western Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes cingulatus Burmeister, 1839Metallic Ringtail
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Episynlestes albicauda Tillyard, 1913Southern whitetip
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion alienum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion azulum Dunkle, 1989
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion melanurum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion tricellulare Calvert, 1901Highland Flatwing
Indolestes peregrinus Ris, 1916
Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906Slender Reedling
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes alfonsoi Gonzalez & N..., 2001
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes basalis Say, 1839
Lestes californica
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus disjunctus (Selys, 1862)⇒ Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipata Rambur, 1842
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes spumaria Hagen, 1862
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes stulta Hagen, 1861
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Lestes tenuata Rambur, 1842
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Lestes uncatus (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes unguiculata Hagen, 1861
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861Carolina Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithagrion optimum Cockerell, 1916
Lithagrion umbratum Scudder, 1890
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
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
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907
Philogenia zeteki Westfall & C..., 1956
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Synlestes selysi Tillyard, 1917Forest needle
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi Fraser, 1948
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
4
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
14
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynlestidae
Tillyard, 1917
malachite, Malachites, Sylphs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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