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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cayenne (French Guiana)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1562
2626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cayenne
7 Families width 11 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cayenne
10 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cayenne
11 Species
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Epipleoneura spatulata Rácenis, 1960
Hetaerina moribunda Hagen, 1853
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Microstigma anomalum Rambur, 1842Wittmann's milkvetch
Oxystigma petiolatum Selys, 1862
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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