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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cacao Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cacao Biological Station
5 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cacao Biological Station
5 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1907Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots3SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cacao Biological Station
8 Species
Argia chelata Calvert, 1902
Argia underwoodi Calvert, 1907
Cora marina Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cacao Biological Station
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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