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Checklist of Family Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 (Forest Damselflies)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1907
11343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1275
7608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1158
7401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
21
374
3310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
203
2134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, Shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
11
237
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
11 Genera with 237 Species
Ceylonosticta Fraser, 193122SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 2001107SpeciesTaxom
Indosticta2SpeciesTaxom
Mesosticta Huang & al., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1989Shadowdamsels43SpeciesTaxom
Platysticta Selys, 186012SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 200045SpeciesTaxom
Sinosticta Wilson, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Sulcosticta van Tol, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Telosticta Dow & Orr, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Yunnanosticta Dow & Zhang, 20182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
237 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceylonosticta adami Fraser, 1931Adam’s Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta alwisi Priyadarshan..., 2016Alwis's shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta anamia Bedjanic, 2010Ana Mia's shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta austeni Lieftinck, 1940Austin’s Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta bine Bedjanic, 2010Bine's shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta brincki Lietinck, 1971
Ceylonosticta digna Hagen, 1860Noble Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta hilaris Hagen, 1860Merry Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta inferioreducta Bedjanic & C..., 2016
Ceylonosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931
Ceylonosticta mirifica Bedjanic, 2016
Ceylonosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010Mojca’s Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta montana Hagen, 1860Dark Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta nancyae Priyadarshan..., 2016Alwisi's shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta nietneri Fraser, 1931Nietner’s Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta rupasinghe Priyadarshan..., 2016Rupasinghe's shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta submontana Fraser, 1933Bordered Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta subtropica Fraser, 1933Blue-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta tropica Hagen, 1860Dark-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel
Ceylonosticta venusta Bedjanic & C..., 2016
Ceylonosticta walli Fraser, 1931Wall's Shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta actaeon Laidlaw, 1934
Drepanosticta acuta van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta adami Fraser, 1933
Drepanosticta adenani Dow & Reels, 2018
Drepanosticta anamia (Bedjanic, 2010)⇒ Agrilus imitator Obenberger, 1933
Drepanosticta anascephala Fraser, 1933
Drepanosticta annandalei Fraser, 1924
Drepanosticta arcuata Lieftinck, 1934
Drepanosticta aries Needham & Gyger, 1941
Drepanosticta attala Lieftinck, 1934
Drepanosticta auriculata Selys, 1878
Drepanosticta aurita van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta austeni (Lieftinck, 1940)⇒ Agrilus immaculatellus Thomson, 1879
Drepanosticta barbatula Lieftinck, 1940
Drepanosticta bartelsi Lieftinck, 1937
Drepanosticta belyshevi Hämäläinen, 1991
Drepanosticta bicornuta Selys, 1878
Drepanosticta bine (Bedjanic, 2010)⇒ Agrilus immaculatus Fisher, 1921
Drepanosticta bispina Fraser, 1932
Drepanosticta brincki (Lieftinck, 1971)⇒ Agrilus immaculicollis Thomson, 1878
Drepanosticta brownelli Tinkham, 1938
Drepanosticta carmichaeli Laidlaw, 1915Indo-Chinese blue reedtail
Drepanosticta centrosaurus van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta ceratophora Lieftinck, 1974
Drepanosticta claaseni Lieftinck, 1938
Drepanosticta clados van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta clavata Lieftinck, 1932
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Drepanosticta dendrolagina Lieftinck, 1938
Drepanosticta dentifera Kimmins, 1936
Drepanosticta digna Hagen, 1860Nobel shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta drusilla Lieftinck, 1934
Drepanosticta dulitensis Kimmins, 1936
Drepanosticta dupophila (Lieftinck, 1933)⇒ Agrilus langkasukae Fisher, 1933
Drepanosticta elongata Wilson & Reels, 2001
Drepanosticta emtrai Dow, Kompier..., 2018
Drepanosticta ephippiata Lieftinck, 1937
Drepanosticta eucera Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta exoleta Lieftinck, 1932
Drepanosticta flavomaculata van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta fontinalis Lieftinck, 1937
Drepanosticta forficula Kimmins, 1936
Drepanosticta fraseri Lieftinck, 1955
Drepanosticta furcata van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta gazella Lieftinck, 1929
Drepanosticta halterata Brauer, 1868
Drepanosticta hamadryas Laidlaw, 1931
Drepanosticta hermes van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta hilaris Hagen, 1860Merry shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta hongkongensis Wilson, 1996Blue-tailed Shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta inconspicua Lieftinck, 1938
Drepanosticta inversa Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta jurzitzai Hämäläinen, 1999
Drepanosticta khaochongensis Asahina, 1984
Drepanosticta krios van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta krugeri Laidlaw, 1926
Drepanosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931Drooping shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta lepyricollis Lieftinck, 1949
Drepanosticta lestoides Brauer, 1868
Drepanosticta luzonica van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta lymetta Cowley, 1936
Drepanosticta makilingia Gapud, 2006
Drepanosticta malleus van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta marsyas Lieftinck, 1965
Drepanosticta megametta Cowley, 1936
Drepanosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010
Drepanosticta monoceros Lieftinck, 1965
Drepanosticta montana Hagen, 1860Dark knob-tipped shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta moorei van Tol & Mü..., 2003
Drepanosticta mylitta Cowley, 1936
Drepanosticta myzouris van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta nietneri Fraser, 1931Nietner's shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta palauensis Lieftinck, 1962
Drepanosticta pan Laidlaw, 1931
Drepanosticta paruatia (van Tol, 2005)⇒ Agrilus latevittatus Waterhouse, 1889
Drepanosticta philippa Lieftinck, 1961
Drepanosticta pistor van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta polychromatica Fraser, 1931
Drepanosticta pytho Lieftinck, 1937
Drepanosticta quadrata Selys, 1860
Drepanosticta quadricornu van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta rahmani Dow & N.g.Ch..., 2017
Drepanosticta rhamphis van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta rufostigma Selys, 1886
Drepanosticta sbong Dow, 2010
Drepanosticta sharpi Laidlaw, 1907
Drepanosticta siebersi Fraser, 1926
Drepanosticta silenus Laidlaw, 1934
Drepanosticta sinhalensis (Lieftinck, 1971)⇒ Agrilus impar Kerremans, 1897
Drepanosticta spatulifera Lieftinck, 1929
Drepanosticta starmuehlneri (St Quentin, 1972)⇒ Drepanosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931
Drepanosticta submontana Fraser, 1933Bordered knob-tipped shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta subtropica Fraser, 1933Blue-shouldered cornuted shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta sundana Krüger, 1898
Drepanosticta taurus Needham & Gyger, 1941
Drepanosticta tenella Lieftinck, 1935
Drepanosticta trachelocele van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta trachelochele van Tol, 2005
Drepanosticta tropica Hagen, 1860Dark-shouldered cornuted shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta versicolor Laidlaw, 1913
Drepanosticta vietnamica Asahina, 1997
Drepanosticta walli Fraser, 1931Wall's shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta watuwilensis van Tol, 2007
Drepanosticta wildermuthi Villanueva &..., 2011
Drepanosticta zhoui Wilson & Reels, 2001
Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Mesosticta burmatica Huang & al., 2015
Mesosticta electronica Zheng & al., 2016
Palaemnema abbreviata C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema angelina Selys, 1860
Palaemnema apicalis Navas, 1924
Palaemnema azupizui Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema baltodanoi Brooks, 1989Cacao Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema bilobulata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema brevignoni Machet, 1990
Palaemnema brucei Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema brucelli C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema carmelita Ris, 1918
Palaemnema chiriquita Calvert, 1931Chiriquita Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema clementia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema collaris Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema croceicauda Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema cyclohamulata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema desiderata Selys, 1886
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema domina Calvert, 1903Desert Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema edmondi Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema gigantula Calvert, 1931Elongate Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema joanetta Kennedy, 1940
Palaemnema lorena Kennedy, 1942
Palaemnema martini Cowley, 1934
Palaemnema melanocauda Kennedy, 1942
Palaemnema melanostigma Hagen, 1860Webworms
Palaemnema melanota Ris, 1918Black-backed Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema melanura Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema mutans Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema orientalis De Marmels, 1989
Palaemnema paulicaxa Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema paulicoba Calvert, 1931Cordoba Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema paulina Drury, 1773
Palaemnema paulirica Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema paulitaba Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema peruviana Ris, 1918
Palaemnema picicaudata C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema reventazoni Calvert, 1931Reventazí³n Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema spinulata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema tepuica De Marmels, 1989
Platysticta apicalis Kirby, 1893Dark Forestdamsel
Platysticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Platysticta digna Hagen, 1860
Platysticta greeni (Kirby, 1891)⇒ Platysticta maculata Hagen, 1860
Platysticta hilaris Hagen, 1860
Platysticta maculata Hagen, 1860Blurry forestdamsel
Platysticta maculata maculata Selys, 1860
Platysticta montana Hagen, 1860
Platysticta secreta Bedjanic & v..., 2016
Platysticta serendibica Bedjanic & v..., 2016Serendib Forestdamsel
Platysticta tropica Hagen, 1860
Protosticta albifrons Kompier, 2016
Protosticta annulata (Selys, 1886)⇒ Agrilus lacroixi Obenberger, 1936
Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931
Protosticta armageddonia Chandran, Pa..., 2023
Protosticta beaumonti Wilson, 1997Short-winged Shadowdamsel
Protosticta caroli van Tol, 2008
Protosticta coomansi van Tol, 2000
Protosticta curiosa Fraser, 1934
Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subra..., 2020
Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931
Protosticta feronia (Lieftinck, 1933)⇒ Agrilus languens Kerremans, 1903
Protosticta foersteri Laidlaw, 1902
Protosticta fraseri Kennedy, 1936
Protosticta geijskesi van Tol, 2000
Protosticta grandis Asahina, 1985
Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta hearseyi Fraser, 1922
Protosticta himalaica Laidlaw, 1917
Protosticta khaosoidaoensis Asahina, 1984
Protosticta kinabaluensis Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta lepteca van Tol, 2005
Protosticta linduensis van Tol, 2000
Protosticta linnaei van Tol, 2008
Protosticta marenae van Tol, 2000
Protosticta maurenbrecheri van Tol, 2000
Protosticta medusa Fraser, 1934
Protosticta monticola Emiliyamma &..., 2016
Protosticta mortoni (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta nigra Kompier, 2017
Protosticta pariwonoi van Tol, 2000
Protosticta plicata van Tol, 2005
Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kales..., 2015
Protosticta reslae van Tol, 2000
Protosticta robusta (Fraser, 1933)⇒ Protosticta grandis Asahina, 1985
Protosticta rozendalorum van Tol, 2000
Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958
Protosticta sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922
Protosticta satoi Asahina, 1997
Protosticta sholai Subramanian ..., 2020
Protosticta simplicinervis Selys, 1885
Protosticta spinosa Phan & Kompier, 2016
Protosticta taipokauensis Asahina & Du..., 1987White-banded Shadowdamsel
Protosticta tubau Dow, 2010
Protosticta vanderstarrei van Tol, 2000
Sinosticta debra Wilson & Xu, 2007
Sinosticta hainanense Wilson & Reels, 2001
Sinosticta ogatai Matsuki & Saito, 1996Yellow-spotted Shadowdamsel
Sinosticta sylvatica Yu & Bu, 2009
Sulcosticta pallida van Tol, 2005
Sulcosticta striata van Tol, 2005
Sulcosticta vantoli Villanueva &..., 2011
Sulcosticta viticula van Tol, 2005
Telosticta bidayuh Dow & Orr, 2012
Yunnanosticta cyaneocollaris Dow & Zhang, 2018
Yunnanosticta wilsoni Dow & Zhang, 2018

Subnodes of Platystictidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyPalaemnematinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
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42
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