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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Arapahoe County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
215
932
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
932
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
33
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
19
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
19
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arapahoe County
4 Families width 18 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arapahoe County
8 Genera with 18 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arapahoe County
18 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Arapahoe County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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