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Checklist of Family Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 (Forest Damselflies)
for India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
701
14106
56149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
697
14097
56137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
245
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
41
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, Shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
4 Genera with 19 Species
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Indosticta2SpeciesTaxom
Platysticta Selys, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 202015SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
19 Species
Drepanosticta annandalei Fraser, 1924
Drepanosticta carmichaeli Laidlaw, 1915Indo-Chinese blue reedtail
Drepanosticta polychromatica Fraser, 1931
Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Platysticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931
Protosticta armageddonia Chandran, Pa..., 2023
Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subra..., 2020
Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931
Protosticta fraseri Kennedy, 1936
Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta hearseyi Fraser, 1922
Protosticta himalaica Laidlaw, 1917
Protosticta monticola Emiliyamma &..., 2016
Protosticta mortoni (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kales..., 2015
Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958
Protosticta sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922
Protosticta sholai Subramanian ..., 2020


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