Species list, Checklist of Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies) for Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)

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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	89 244 280	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	89 244 280	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	8 24 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	7 23 29	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	7 23 29	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	3 7 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
3 Families width 9 Species

Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	7	Species	Taxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937	Jewel damselfly	1	Species	Taxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917	Bambootails	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
7 Genera with 9 Species

Aciagrion Selys, 1919		1	Species	Taxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842	wisp	1	Species	Taxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 1798		2	Species	Taxom
Libellago Selys, 1924		1	Species	Taxom
Onychargia Selys, 1865		1	Species	Taxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 1876		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
9 Species

Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919	Green striped slender dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842	Pigmy wisp
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865	Bi-coloured damsel
Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798	Coromandel marsh dart
Libellago greeni Laidlaw, 1924	Green's gem
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865	Black marsh dart
Prodasineura sita Kirby, 1893	Stripe-headed threadtail
Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924	Malabar dartlet
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876	Orange-faced Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Superfamily	Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov