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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Central Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
685
6231
22269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
683
6221
22246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
51
123
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
45
108
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
34
88
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Asia
8 Families width 23 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Asia
15 Genera with 23 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1823Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1961American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Eopodonomus Rohdendorf, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Indocypha Fraser, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1836Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pinheyagrion May, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Asia
23 Species
Calopteryx orientalis Selys, 1887
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma risi (Schmidt, 1961)⇒ Pteroteinon pruna Evans, 1937
Eopodonomus nymphalis B. B. Rohden..., 1964
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Indocypha catopta Zhang, Hämäl..., 2010
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lithagrion elongatum Martynov, 1929
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Pinheyagrion angolicum Pinhey, 1966Angola Bluet
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma gobica Förster, 1900
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Central Asia
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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