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Checklist of Family Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 (Forest giants)
for Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1367
32066
207553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1360
32013
207217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
135
673
1945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
92
472
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
72
418
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
16
94
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
44
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
2 Genera with 8 Species
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17734SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18326SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia lucretia Drury, 1773
Xanthostigma aloysiana Costa, 1855
Xanthostigma aloysianum A. Costa, 1855
Xanthostigma corsica Hagen, 1867
Xanthostigma corsicum Hagen, 1867
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832


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