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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Canterbury (East Kent, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		260
1068
1525		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		259
1066
1523		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		10
20
31		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		7
15
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		3
7
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canterbury
3 Families width 9 Species
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canterbury
7 Genera with 9 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocnemis Tillyard, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canterbury
9 Species
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Xanthocnemis zealandica McLachlan, 1873Common Redcoat Damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Canterbury
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
5
7		Family
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