Species list, Checklist of Family Pseudostigmatidae (Forest giants) for Madre de Dios (Peru)

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Checklist for Family Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 (Forest giants)
and region Madre de Dios (Peru)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	238 1702 2548	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	237 1701 2548	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	14 59 111	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	14 59 111	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	14 59 111	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	10 24 54	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890	4 14 34	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917 Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies	2 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Madre de Dios
2 Genera with 5 Species

Mecistogaster Rambur, 1842		3	Species	Taxom
Microstigma Rambur, 1860		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Madre de Dios
5 Species

Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)	⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842	Ornate Helicopter
Microstigma anomalum Rambur, 1842	Wittmann's milkvetch
Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860

Links, sources and further information

Pseudostigmatidae at gbif.org
Pseudostigmatidae at irmng.org
Pseudostigmatidae at itis.gov