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Checklist for Family Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 (Forest giants)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
122
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
105
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
105
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
49
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
30
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
5 Genera with 11 Species
Anomisma McLachlan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17738SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigma Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anomisma abnorme McLachlan, 1877
Anomisma terminatum (McLachlan, 1877)⇒ Anomisma abnorme McLachlan, 1877
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mecistogaster asticta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster buckleyi McLachlan, 1881Blue-tipped Helicopter
Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mecistogaster jocaste jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia lucretia Drury, 1773
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860
Pseudostigma accedens Selys, 1860


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