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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cherokee County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
957
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
957
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
31
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cherokee County (Texas)
4 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cherokee County (Texas)
8 Genera with 19 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cherokee County (Texas)
19 Species
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cherokee County (Texas)
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
4
15
Family
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