Taxonomy of Genus Pseudagrion Selys, 1876
Class | Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects | 4179 190570 2444470 | Families Genera Species | Subclass | Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects | 3816 189502 2439455 | Families Genera Species | Infraclass | Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects | 315 2742 23344 | Families Genera Species | Superorder | Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932
| 212 1837 15688 | Families Genera Species | Order | Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 170 1701 15422 | Families Genera Species | Suborder | Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies | 24 490 6731 | Families Genera Species | Superfamily | Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890
| 7 278 4343 | Families Genera Species | | Family | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 Narrow-winged damselflies, Narrow-Winged Damselfly | 176 2958 | Genera Species | | Subfamily | Pseudagrioninae Tillyard, 1917
| 31 903 | Genera Species | | Genus | Pseudagrion Selys, 1876
| 299 | Species |
Subnodes of Pseudagrion Selys, 1876 | Species | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 Acacia Sprite, Green-naped Sprite | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion aguessei Pinhey, 1964
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion alcicorne Förster, 1906
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion ambatoroae Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ampolomitae Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion angelicum Fraser, 1947 ⇒ Eustrotia thionaris
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876 Angola Sprite | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion apicale Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion approximans Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion approximatum Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion arabicum Waterston, 1980
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950 Assegaai Sprite, Assegai Sprite, Spear Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906 Gold-fronted Riverdamsel, Gold-fronted Sprites | | | | Species | Pseudagrion aureolum Dijkstra, Mézière & Kipping, 2015 Nugget Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876 Look-alike sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion azureum Needham & Gyger, 1939 ⇒ Eupsilia flavimaculata
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion basicornu Schmidt, 1936
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion beadlei Pinhey, 1961 ⇒ Pseudagrion sjoestedti
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion bengalense Laidlaw, 1919 ⇒ Pseudagrion australasiae
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion bernardi Terzani & Carletti, 2001
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion bicoerulans Martin, 1906 Giant Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion bidentatum Morton, 1907
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion billinghursti Martin, 1901 ⇒ Caliagrion billinghursti
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion buenafei Müller, 1996
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839 Springhead Sprite, Springwater Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion calosomum Lieftinck, 1936
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899 Orange-faced Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion caputavis Terzani & Carletti, 1998 ⇒ Pseudagrion niloticum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion celebense Lieftinck, 1937
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ceylonica Kirby, 1891
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion cheliferum Fraser, 1949
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion chloroceps Fraser, 1953
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion chomae Pinhey, 1964 ⇒ Eutelia clarirena
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion chongwe Pinhey, 1961 ⇒ Eutelia geyeri
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion cingillum Brauer, 1869 Norther Riverdamsel, Northern riverdamsel | | | | Species | Pseudagrion citricola Barnard, 1937 Yellow-faced Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion civicum Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion coarctatum Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947 Catshead Sprite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion coelestis Longfield, 1947 Catshead Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion coeruleiceps Longfield, 1959 ⇒ Eustrotiopis richinii
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion coeruleipunctum Pinhey, 1964 Pretty Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion coeruleum Tillyard, 1908 ⇒ Austroagrion cyane
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion cogmani Barnard, 1937 ⇒ Eutelia clarirena
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 Black Sprite, Mourning Spite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion conspicuum Fraser, 1947 ⇒ Pseudagrion hemicolon
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion coomansi Lieftinck, 1937
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion coriaceum Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion crocops Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion cyane Selys, 1876 ⇒ Austroagrion cyane
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion cyathiforme Pinhey, 1973
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion dactylidium Dijkstra & Mézière, 2015 Gabon Slim Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion daponshanensis Zhou & Zhou, 2007
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion deckeni Gerstaecker, 1869 ⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion deconcertans Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842 Three striped blue dart, Three-lined dart | | | | Species | Pseudagrion demorsum Needham, 1935 ⇒ Hivaagrion demorsum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion deningi Pinhey, 1961 Dening's Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion digitatum Fraser, 1949
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion dispar Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion divaricatum Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion draconis Barnard, 1937 ⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Mountain Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion dubium Laidlaw, 1912
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion dundoense Longfield, 1959
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion elongatum Needham, 1930
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion emarginatum Karsch, 1893 ⇒ Pseudagrion melanicterum Blue-faced Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion epiphonematicum Karsch, 1891
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion estesi Pinhey, 1971 Estes's Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion evanidum Needham & Gyger, 1939
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion farinicolle Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion farinicollis Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion filiforme Schmidt, 1936 ⇒ Eustrotia retroversa
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion fisheri Pinhey, 1961 Fisher's Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion flavifrons Needham & Gyger, 1939 ⇒ Pseudagrion rubriceps
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion flavipes Sjöstedt, 1900 ⇒ Pseudagrion hemicolon
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion flavithorax Selys, 1878
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion fraseri Schmidt, 1934 ⇒ Pseudagrion ranauense
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion fumipennis Polhemus, Michalski & Richards, 2008
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842 Cape Sprite, Palmiet Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 Gamble's sprite, Gamble´s Sprite, Great Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion gerstaeckeri Karsch, 1899 ⇒ Eutelia guerouti
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion giganteum Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion gigas Schmidt in Ris, 1936 ⇒ Pseudagrion gamblesi Giant Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876 Blue-green Sprite | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936 Cryptic Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion glaucum Sjöstedt, 1899 ⇒ Pseudagrion nubicum Slender Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion grande Sjöstedt, 1909 ⇒ Eustrotia serica
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion greeni Pinhey, 1961
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion greigi Pinhey, 1961 ⇒ Pseudagrion sjoestedti
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion grilloti Legrand, 1987 Orange-striped Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion guichardi Kimmins, 1958
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 Hagen's sprite, Hagen´s Sprite, Painted Sprite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 Contrast Sprite, Drab Sprite, Hamon's sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion hamulus Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion helenae Balinsky, 1964 Helen's Sprite, Helena Sprite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion hemicolon Pinhey, 1964 Yellow-legged Sprite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion hisopa Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion hulae Dumont, 1973
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion igniceps Fraser, 1953 ⇒ Pseudagrion chloroceps
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906 Flame-headed Riverdamsel, Flameheaded riverdamsel | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion incisurum Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931 Inconspicuous Sprite | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion infracavum Schmidt, 1934 ⇒ Eutelia discistriga
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ingrid Theischinger, 2000 Azure riverdamsel | | | | Species | Pseudagrion inopinatum Balinsky, 1971 Badplaas Sprite, Balinsky's sprite, Balinsky´s Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion isidromorai Compte Sart, 1967 ⇒ Eutelia affinis Great Blue Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion jacksoni Pinhey, 1961
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion jedda Theischinger & Watson, 1991 Dusky Riverdamsel | | | | Species | Pseudagrion kaffinum Consiglio, 1978
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion kamiranzovu Kipping, Günther & Uyizeye, 2017
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 Kersten's sprite, Kersten´s Sprite, Powder-faced sprite | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959 Forest Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion kilimandjaricum Sjöstedt, 1909 ⇒ Eutelia bryochlora
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion kilimanjaricum Sjöstedt, 1909 ⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion laidlawi Fraser, 1922
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion lalakense Orr & van Tol, 2001
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion lorenzi Gassmann, 2011
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion lucidum Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion lucifer Theischinger, 1997 Citrine-headed Riverdamsel | | | | Species | Pseudagrion luzonicum Asahina, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion macilentum Rambur, 1842
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion macrolucidum Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion magnanimum Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion major Martin, 1915 ⇒ Eustrotia serica
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion makabusiense Pinhey, 1950 Green-striped Sprite, Makabusi Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion makabusiensis
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924 Malabar dartlet, Malabar sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion malagasoides Pinhey, 1973
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion malawiensis Pinhey, 1966
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion malgassicum Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion mascagnii Terzani & Marconi, 2004
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 Masai Sprite, Vermilion Sprite | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876 Black-and-yellow Sprite, Farmbush Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion mellisi Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion merina Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion microcepahlum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842 Blue grass dart, Blue Riverdamsel, Blue Sprite | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion migratum Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion mohelii Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion monardi Longfield, 1947 ⇒ Eustrotia retroversa
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion mortoni Schmidt, 1936
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion mozambicensis Pinhey, 1962
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion munte Dijkstra, 2015 Upemba Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion natalense Ris, 1921 ⇒ Pseudagrion spernatum natalense
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion newtoni Pinhey, 1962 Harlequin Sprite, Newton's sprite, Newton´s Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion nigeriensis Gambles, 1975
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion nigerrimum Pinhey, 1950
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion nigripes Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion nigrofasciatum Lieftinck, 1934
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978 Nile Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876 Bluetail Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion olsufieffi Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion orientis Schmidt, 1951 ⇒ Pseudagrion torridum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pacale Dijkstra, 2015 Peace Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion pacificum Tillyard, 1924
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion palauense Lieftinck, 1962
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion palliatum Selys, 1876 ⇒ Pseudagrion caffrum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion papuense Tillyard, 1926 ⇒ Eustrotia trigonodes
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion parafarinicolle Theischinger, Richards & Toko, 2018
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pelecotomum Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion perfuscatum Lieftinck, 1937
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pilidorsum Brauer, 1868
| 6 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion planiramum Pinhey, 1964
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion platystictoides Fraser, 1941 ⇒ Pseudagrion risi
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pontogenes Ris, 1915
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion praeclara Fraser, 1924 ⇒ Archibasis oscillans
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion praeclarum Fraser, 1924
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion praetextatum Hagen in Selys, 1876 ⇒ Eutelia bryochlora
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion pseuderythromma Schmidt, 1936
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pseudomassaicum Pinhey, 1951 ⇒ Pseudagrion sublacteum
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion pseudosjoestedti Pinehy, 1964 ⇒ Pseudagrion sjoestedti pseudosjoestedti
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion pterauratum Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion punctum Rambur, 1842
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion quadrioculatum Fraser, 1956 ⇒ Pseudagrion torridum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ranauense Schmidt, 1934 Ferruginous-faced Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion renaudi Fraser, 1953
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion risi Schmidt in Ris, 1936 Cameroon Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876 Orange-faced Sprite, Saffron-faced blue dart | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion rubridorsum Balinsky, 1963 ⇒ Eutelia albocristata
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion rubroviride Pinhey, 1956
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion rubroviridis Pinhey, 1955 ⇒ Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion rufocinctum Pinhey, 1956 Albertine Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion rufostigma Longfield, 1947 Dark Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion rusingae Pinhey, 1956 ⇒ Eutelia histrio
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 Salisbury Sprite, Slate Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion samfyae Pinhey, 1964
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion samoense Fraser, 1925
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion samoensis Fraser, 1925
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion sarepi Kipping & Dijkstra, 2015 Sarep Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion schieli Villanueva, 2011
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion schmidtianum Lieftinck, 1936
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion semicolon Foerster, 1896 ⇒ Eustrotia varipalpis
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion serrulatum Karsch, 1894
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion seyrigi Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion siamensis Fraser, 1922 ⇒ Pseudagrion microcephalum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion sikorae Foerster, 1906 ⇒ Africallagma glaucum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion silaceum Lieftinck, 1932
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion simile Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion simonae Legrand, 1987
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion simplicilaminatum Carletti & Terzani, 1997
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906 Sjostedt's sprite, Sjostedt´s Sprite, Variable sprite | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion spec Rambur Rambur, 1842
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922 Brook Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 Natal Sprite, Upland sprite | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion spinithoracicum Legrand, 1981
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion starreanum Lieftinck, 1949
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion stellatum Martin, 1915 ⇒ Eustrotia serica
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion stuckenbergi Pinhey, 1964
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 Cherry-eye Sprite, Riffle Sprite, River Sprite | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915 Blue-sided sprite, Sudan Sprite | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion superbum Fraser, 1956 ⇒ Pseudagrion serrulatum
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion symoensii Pinhey, 1967 Katanga Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion syriacum Selys, 1887 Syrian Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion tanganyicum Dijkstra & Kipping, 2015 Tanganyika Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion thenartum Fraser, 1955 Orange Slimsprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion tinctipenne Fraser, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion tinctipennis Fraser, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876 Wing-tailed Sprite | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pseudagrion tricorne Pinhey, 1967
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion tricornis Pinhey, 1967
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion trigonale Schmidt, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion tropicanum Pinhey, 1966
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion umsingaziense Balinsky, 1963 Umsingazi Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion ungulatum Fraser, 1951
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion ustum Selys, 1876
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion vaalense Chutter, 1962 Vaal Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion vakoanae Aguesse, 1968
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1961
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion vumbaense Balinsky, 1963 Vumba Sprite | | | | Species | Pseudagrion whellani Pinhey, 1956 ⇒ Pseudagrion hamoni
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion williamsi Pinhey, 1964 ⇒ Eutelia bryochlora
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion williamsoni Fraser, 1922
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion wittei Fraser, 1949
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion woodlarkensis Gassmann & Richards, 2016
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion zambesiensis Pinhey, 1964
| | | | Species | Pseudagrion zumbense Navas, 1917 ⇒ Pseudagrion glaucescens
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Distribution of Pseudagrion Selys, 1876 Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic South Africa, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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