Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Lestoidea (Bluestreaks) for South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)

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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	308 2568 4695	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	307 2567 4694	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	14 46 77	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	10 40 74	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	10 40 74	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	7 12 24	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 Bluestreaks	2 2 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for South Zimbabwe
2 Families width 5 Species

Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960		1	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	4	Species	Taxom

Genera for South Zimbabwe
2 Genera with 5 Species

Chlorolestes Selys, 1950	Malachites	1	Species	Taxom
Lestes Leach, 1839	Emerald Damselflies	4	Species	Taxom

Species list for South Zimbabwe
5 Species

Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950	Elegant Malachite
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862	Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955	Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839	Common Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839	Smoky Spreadwing

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in South Zimbabwe

Family	Chlorolestidae Fraser, 1960	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Lestidae Calvert, 1901 Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings	1 4	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Lestoidea at gbif.org
Lestoidea at irmng.org