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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Brittany (North France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
321
1889
2536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
320
1888
2535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
14
41
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
33
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
33
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
12
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brittany
4 Families width 26 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brittany
12 Genera with 26 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brittany
26 Species
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Brittany
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
9
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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