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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Aargau (Switzerland)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		88
230
301		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		88
230
301		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		8
12
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
11
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		7
11
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aargau
4 Families width 8 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aargau
8 Genera with 8 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aargau
8 Species
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Aargau
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks		1
2
2		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov