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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
37
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
31
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
31
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
4 Families width 15 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae (Tillyard, 1917)White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
10 Genera with 15 Species
Azuragrion May, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Caledopteryx Kennedy, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nesolestes Selys, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1915Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18933SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
15 Species
Azuragrion kauderni Sjöstedt, 1917
Caledopteryx sarasini Ris, 1915
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Nesolestes pauliani Fraser, 1951
Platycnemis agrioides (Ris, 1915)⇒ Agrilus quadristigmula Obenberger, 1936
Protoneura romanae Meurgey, 2006
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion pontogenes Ris, 1915
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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