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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cenozoic (Phanerozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
711
5344
12371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
5329
12332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
47
181
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
32
138
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
32
138
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
35
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cenozoic
10 Families width 73 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing18SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies21SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cenozoic
31 Genera with 73 Species
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Agriocnemis Selys, 1877wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18638SpeciesTaxom
Amgupteryx Petruleviciu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1994Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Diceratobasis Kennedy, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Eckfeldia Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Furagrion Petruleviciu..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Hanklitia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 2000Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Morsagrion Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1926Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Protamphipteryx Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Sinocalopteryx Lin & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Thanetophilosina Nel, Martine..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Vulcagrion Nel & Paichele, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Zacallites Cockerell, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cenozoic
73 Species
Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877Milky dartlet
Agrion aglaope Heer, 1849
Agrion aglaopheme O. Heer, 1849
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion icarus H. A. Hagen, 1863
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mysis Hagen, 1863
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion thais H. A. Hagen, 1863
Amgupteryx zherikhini J. F. Petrul..., 2010
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Calopteryx andancensis A. Nel, 1994
Diceratobasis worki G. O. Poinar Jr, 1996
Eckfeldia superstes T. Wappler, 2003
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce, 1965
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Furagrion jutlandicus K. L. Henriksen, 1922
Furagrion morsi W. Zessin, 2011
Hanklitia hankliti W. Zessin, 2011
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Ischnura velteni G. Bechly, 2000
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes arvernus L. Piton, 1935
Lestes brisaci A. Nel, 1997
Lestes ceresti A. Nel, 1985
Lestes conexus Yan & Tang, 1976
Lestes datangensis Wang, 1976
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes lutzi A. Nel, 1994
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes plicata L. Piton, 1939
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici & ..., 1955
Lestes statzi E. Schmidt, 1958
Lestes vicina Hagen, 1858
Lestes zalesskyi Piton, 1940
Lithagrion elongatum Martynov, 1929
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Morsagrion ansorgei W. Zessin, 2011
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Platycnemis cincuneguii J. Gil Collado, 1926
Protamphipteryx basalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sapho armissani A. Nel, 1987
Sapho legrandi A. Nel, 2010
Sapho sannoisiensis F. Meunier, 1914
Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Q. B. Lin, 2010
Sympecma incerta L. Piton, 1935
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996
Thanetophilosina menatensis A. Nel, 1997
Vulcagrion andancensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion cantalensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion propedemontanum L. Piton, 1935
Zacallites balli T. D. A. Coc..., 1928

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cenozoic
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
10
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
16
42
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZacallitidae
Cockerell, 1928
Extinct family of damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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