AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 (Forest Damselflies)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
75
521
2448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
54
353
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
48
345
1833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
18
145
921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
91
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatystictidae
Laidlaw, 1924
Forest Damselflies, Shadowdamsel, Shadowdamsels
2
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
2 Genera with 29 Species
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1989Shadowdamsels27SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
29 Species
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Drepanosticta mylitta Cowley, 1936
Palaemnema abbreviata C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema apicalis Navas, 1924
Palaemnema azupizui Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema brevignoni Machet, 1990
Palaemnema brucei Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema brucelli C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema carmelita Ris, 1918
Palaemnema clementia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema croceicauda Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema edmondi Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema joanetta Kennedy, 1940
Palaemnema lorena Kennedy, 1942
Palaemnema martini Cowley, 1934
Palaemnema melanocauda Kennedy, 1942
Palaemnema melanostigma Hagen, 1860Webworms
Palaemnema mutans Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema orientalis De Marmels, 1989
Palaemnema paulicoba Calvert, 1931Cordoba Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema paulina Drury, 1773
Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema peruviana Ris, 1918
Palaemnema picicaudata C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema spinulata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema tepuica De Marmels, 1989

Subnodes of Platystictidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyPalaemnematinae
Tillyard & Fraser, 1938
1
27
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Platystictidae at gbif.org
Platystictidae at irmng.org
Platystictidae at itis.gov