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Checklist for Superfamily Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 (Bluestreaks)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
63
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Eocene
3 Families width 8 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing6SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Eocene
7 Genera with 8 Species
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
8 Species
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in Upper Eocene
FamilyChlorolestidae
Fraser, 1960
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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