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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
60
308
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
46
249
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
41
240
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
69
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
13 Families width 211 Species and 5 Subspecies
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies29SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly14SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)7SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies65SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings21SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing15SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolestidae Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in China
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
23
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
31
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
5
15
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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