Checklist of Family Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 (Forest giants)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 757
16427
71364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 754
16419
71346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 51
302
1062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 36
201
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 35
200
663 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 14
73
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 6
50
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies | 2
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brazil
2 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Brazil
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839 | Amalia Helicopter | | Mecistogaster asticta Selys, 1860 | | | Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869 | | | Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776) | ⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773 | | Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773 | | | Mecistogaster lucretia lucretia Drury, 1773 | | | Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860 | | | Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842 | Ornate Helicopter | | Mecistogaster pronoti Sjöstedt, 1918 | Atlantic Helicopter | | Microstigma anomalum Rambur, 1842 | Wittmann's milkvetch | | Microstigma maculatum Hagen, 1860 | | | Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860 | |
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