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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
500
5821
13599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
496
5815
13595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
78
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
70
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
70
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
30
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southwest Mexico
3 Families width 10 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southwest Mexico
5 Genera with 10 Species
Argiolestes Selys, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest Mexico
10 Species
Argiolestes ochrostomus (Lieftinck, 1949)⇒ Agrilus lindryi Baudon, 1968
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion alienum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion tricellulare Calvert, 1901Highland Flatwing
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861Heterosporous ferns
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Paraphlebia quinta Calvert, 1901
Perissolestes magdalenae Williamson &..., 1924

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Southwest Mexico
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPerilestidae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
Shortwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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