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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
33
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
33
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
33
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
4 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae (Cowley, 1937)Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
6 Genera with 19 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1877wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1928Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18939SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
19 Species
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Ceriagrion citrinum Campion, 1914Yellow Waxtail
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion rubellocerinum Fraser, 1947Red-tipped Waxtail
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Pseudagrion basicornu Schmidt, 1936
Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Benin
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
4
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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