Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)
List of families for Cape
9 Families width 73 Species and 6 Subspecies
Genera for Cape
31 Genera with 73 Species #ACEILMNPSTV
| Africallagma Kennedy, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1959 | wisp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allocnemis Selys, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolestes Selys, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azuragrion May, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calopteryx Leach, 1758 | Demoiselle Damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestes Selys, 1862 | Malachites | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrion Kirby, 1758 | Eurasian Bluets | 2 | Species | Taxom | Copera Kirby, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Enallagma Charpentier, 1876 | American Bluets | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1839 | Forktail | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1839 | Emerald Damselflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | Megapodagrion Selys, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 | Riverjacks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metacnemis Selys, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nehalennia Selys, 1861 | Sprites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaon Selys, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platycypha Fraser, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodasineura Cowley, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proischnura Kennedy, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1962 | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spesbona Dijkstra, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teinobasis Kirby, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vestalis Selys, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape
73 Species and 6 Subspecies | Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | Swamp Bluet | | Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950 | Sapphire Bluet | | Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872) | ⇒ | | Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959 | White-masked Whisp | | Agriocnemis falcifera falcifera Pinhey, 1959 | | | Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863 | A southern African endemic | | Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913 | | | Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876 | Black-tailed Bluet | | Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840 | River Jewelwing | | Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Agrion | | Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839 | Common Citril | | Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975 | Amatola Malachite | | Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862 | Conspicuous Malachite | | Chlorolestes fasciatum | | | Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 | A southern African endemic | | Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862 | | Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839 | Forest Malachite | | Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862 | Shade Sylph | | Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912 | Prairie Bluet | | Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758 | Azure Bluet | | Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937 | Near Threatened | | Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921 | Marbled malachite | | Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860 | Sooty Threadtail | | Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860 | Common Pinfly | | Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900 | River Bluet | | Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 | Boreal Bluet | | Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840 | Common Blue | | Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861 | Marsh Bluet | | Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839) | ⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839 | | Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863 | Hagen's Bluet | | Enallagma polychromaticum Barnard, 1937 | | | Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876) | ⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898 | | Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820 | Blue Tailed Damselfly | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839 | Eastern Forktail | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955 | Cryptic Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930 | | Lestes plagiata | | | Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839 | Smoky Spreadwing | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Metacnemis angusta Selys, 1863 | Ceres Stream-damsel | | Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863 | Blue riverjack | | Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861 | Sedge Sprite | | Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839 | Glistening Demoiselle | | Phaon iridipennis iridipennis | | | Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853 | Dancing Jewel | | Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950 | Boulder Jewel | | Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891 | | | Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937 | Cape Bluet | | Pseudagrion acaciae Förster, 1906 | Acacia Sprite | | Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876 | Angola Sprite | | Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839 | Springhead Sprite | | Pseudagrion citricola Barnard, 1937 | Yellow-faced Sprite | | Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937) | ⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | | Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842 | Cape Sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893 | Hagen's sprite | | Pseudagrion hageni hageni Karsch, 1893 | | | Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931 | Inconspicuous Sprite | | Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869 | Kersten's sprite | | Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909 | Masai Sprite | | Pseudagrion newtoni Pinhey, 1962 | Harlequin Sprite | | Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921 | Salisbury Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921 | Natal Sprite | | Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893 | | | Pseudagrion vaalense Chutter, 1962 | Vaal Sprite | | Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776 | Large Red | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Spesbona angusta Selys, 1863 | Ceres Featherlegs | | Teinobasis agriocnemis | | | Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001 | | | Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965 | |
Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cape
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