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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
159
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
46
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
3 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 19 Species
Heteragrion Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Nesolestes Selys, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Neurolestes Selys, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Nubiolestes Fraser, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869Tawny Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862Ochre Spreadwing
Lestes pallida Rambur, 1842
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus tarryi
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes tarryi (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840Rattlebox
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Nesolestes nigeriensis (Gambles, 1970)⇒ Agrilus lubischevi Stepanov, 1958
Neurolestes nigeriensis Gambles, 1970Gamble's Flatwing
Nubiolestes diotima Schmidt, 1943African Twigtail
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907

Subnodes of Lestoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly, Spreadwing, Spreadwings
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegapodagrionidae
Tillyard, 1917
flatwing, Flatwings
4
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