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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
96
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
82
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
82
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
25
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 15 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
5 Genera with 15 Species
Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Coryphagrion Morton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
15 Species
Amanipodagrion gilliesi Pinhey, 1962Amani flatwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924East Coast Giant
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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