Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)
List of families for Botswana
8 Families width 51 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Botswana
16 Genera with 51 Species | Aciagrion Selys, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Africallagma Kennedy, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1928 | wisp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1952 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestes Selys, 1950 | Malachites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1974 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1966 | American Bluets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 | Riverjacks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinheyagrion May, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1956 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
51 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909 | Graceful slim | | Aciagrion steeleae Kimmins, 1955 | Swamp Slim | | Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | Swamp Bluet | | Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921 | Fragile Bluet | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis gratiosa (Gerstäcker, 1891) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928 | Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp | | Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876 | Black-tailed Bluet | | Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914 | Green-fronted Waxtail | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Ceriagrion katamborae Pinhey, 1961 | White-faced Waxtail | | Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921 | Brownish Citril | | Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952 | Yellow-faced Waxtail | | Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950 | Elegant Malachite | | Elattoneura cellularis Grünberg, 1902 | | | Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860 | Sooty Threadtail | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Elattoneura tropicalis (Pinhey, 1974) | ⇒ Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860 | | Enallagma angolicum Pinhey, 1966 | | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Lestes amicus Martin, 1910 | Yellow-winged Spreadwing | | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes ictericus Gerstäcker, 1869 | Tawny Spreadwing | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955 | Pinhey's Spreadwing | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle Spreadwing | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Glistening Demoiselle | | Pinheyagrion angolicum Pinhey, 1966 | Angola Bluet | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion assegaii Pinhey, 1950 | Assegaai Sprite | | Pseudagrion coeleste Longfield, 1947 | Catshead Sprite | | Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902 | Black Sprite | | Pseudagrion deningi Pinhey, 1961 | Dening's Sprite | | Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978 | Gamble's sprite | | Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876 | Blue-green Sprite | | Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955 | Contrast Sprite | | Pseudagrion helenae Balinsky, 1964 | Helen's Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876 | Bluetail Sprite | | Pseudagrion rufostigma Longfield, 1947 | Dark Sprite | | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 | Salisbury Sprite | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906 | Sjostedt's sprite | | Pseudagrion sjoestedti jacksoni Pinhey, 1961 | | | Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | Cherry-eye Sprite | | Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915 | Blue-sided sprite | | Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride Pinhey, 1956 | Blue-spotted Sprite | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | |
Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Botswana
Links, sources and further information Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
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