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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
120
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
72
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
72
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
21
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
6 Families width 61 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies49SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
20 Genera with 61 Species
Agrion Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels3SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers11SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1840Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Celaenura Kennedy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1943American Bluets14SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hyponeura Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1958Forktail9SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails2SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
61 Species
Agrion defixum Hagen, 1861
Agrion rufulum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbrviatum
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Celaenura gemina (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Eustrotia concava Dyar, 1920
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma emma
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce, 1965
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hyponeura lugens (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Argia lugens Hagen, 1861
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura gemina Kennedy, 1917San Francisco Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Lestes californica
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957Duckweed Firetail
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in California
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
16
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
3
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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