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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
95
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
24
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
8 Families width 110 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies52SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae (Tillyard, 1917)White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly22SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails11SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
24 Genera with 110 Species
#ACEILMPSTU
Aciagrion Selys, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1928wisp6SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 195210SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 191418SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 195410SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1921American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks2SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphlebia Förster, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1916Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 187630SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypha Dijkstra, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
110 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aciagrion bapepe Dijkstra, 2015Congo Slim
Aciagrion brosseti Legrand, 1982Yellow-winged Slim
Africallagma quingentum Dijkstra, 2015Green-fronted Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Agriocnemis forcipata Le Roi, 1915Forceps Wisp
Agriocnemis gratiosa (Gerstäcker, 1891)⇒ 
Agriocnemis inversa Karsch, 1899Highland Wisp
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Agriocnemis stygia Fraser, 1954
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Allocnemis mitwabae Pinhey, 1961Katanga Yellowwing
Allocnemis nigripes Selys, 1886Rainbow Yellowwing
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion ignitum Campion, 1914Little Red Waxtail
Ceriagrion junceum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Spikerush Citril
Ceriagrion obfuscans Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Darkening Citril
Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984Fiery Waxtail
Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908Orange-red Waxtail
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Chlorocypha aphrodite Le Roi, 1915Blue Jewel
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha consueta Karsch, 1899Ruby jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha frigida Pinhey, 1961Frigid Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha granata Dijkstra, 2015Garnet Jewel
Chlorocypha grandis (Sjöstedt, 1899)⇒ Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha jacksoni (Pinhey, 1952)⇒ Agrilus melanospilus Westwood, 1847
Chlorocypha molindica (Fraser, 1948)⇒ Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Chlorocypha picta Pinhey, 1962
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Chlorocypha schmidti Pinhey, 1967Albertine Jewel
Chlorocypha seydeli Fraser, 1958Southern Red-tipped Jewel
Chlorocypha tenuis (Longfield, 1936)⇒ Agrilus meleager Obenberger, 1935
Chlorocypha trifaria Karsch, 1899Blue-nosed Jewel
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Copera nyansana Förster, 1916Eastern Featherleg
Elattoneura cellularis Grünberg, 1902
Elattoneura centrafricana Lindley, 1976
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura lliba Legrand, 1985Eastern Stream Threadtail
Elattoneura morini Legrand, 1985Mealy Threadtail
Elattoneura pruinosa Selys, 1886
Elattoneura tropicalis (Pinhey, 1974)⇒ Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860
Elattoneura tsiamae (Aguesse, 1966)⇒ Agrilus pilosidorsis Obenberger, 1924
Elattoneura vittata Selys, 1886Orange-fronted Threadtail
Elattoneura vrijdaghi Fraser, 1954Ochre Threadtail
Enallagma sinuatum Ris, 1921
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910Yellow-winged Spreadwing
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Mesocnemis saralisa K.-D.B. Dijk..., 2008Congo Riverjack
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Mortonagrion stygia Fraser, 1954
Pentaphlebia mangana Dijkstra, La..., 2015Black Relic
Phaon camarunensis
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycnemis nyansana (Förster, 1916)⇒ Agrilus perrini Pic, 1905
Platycypha eliseva K.-D.B. Dijk..., 2008Lucifer Jewel
Platycypha lacustris Förster, 1914Forest Jewel
Platycypha picta Pinhey, 1962Petite Jewel
Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950Tanganyika Jewel
Prodasineura vittata Selys, 1886Orange-fronted Threadtail
Pseudagrion angolense Selys, 1876Angola Sprite
Pseudagrion basicornu Schmidt, 1936
Pseudagrion epiphonematicum Karsch, 1891
Pseudagrion gamblesi Pinhey, 1978Gamble's sprite
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936Cryptic Sprite
Pseudagrion glaucum (Sjöstedt, 1899)⇒ Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931Inconspicuous Sprite
Pseudagrion isidromorai (Compte Sart, 1967)⇒ Eutelia affinis Hampson, 1918
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959Forest Sprite
Pseudagrion makabusiense Pinhey, 1950Green-striped Sprite
Pseudagrion makabusiensis
Pseudagrion malagasoides Pinhey, 1973
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion munte Dijkstra, 2015Upemba Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion quadrioculatum (Fraser, 1956)⇒ Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876
Pseudagrion serrulatum Karsch, 1894
Pseudagrion serrulatum serrulatum Karsch, 1894
Pseudagrion simplicilaminatum Carletti & T..., 1997
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum natalense Ris, 1921Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum rubroviride Pinhey, 1956Blue-spotted Sprite
Pseudagrion superbum (Fraser, 1956)⇒ Pseudagrion serrulatum Karsch, 1894
Pseudagrion tanganyicum Dijkstra & K..., 2015Tanganyika Sprite
Pseudagrion thenartum Fraser, 1955Orange Slimsprite
Pseudagrion torridum Selys, 1876Wing-tailed Sprite
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho gloriosa McLachlan, 1873Glorious Bluewing
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing
Teinobasis agriocnemis
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing
Umma gumma Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Robust Sparklewing
Umma longistigma Selys, 1869Bare-bellied Sparklewing
Umma mesostigma Selys, 1879Hairy-bellied Sparklewing
Umma saphirina Förster, 1916Sapphire Demoiselle

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Congo
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
7
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
15
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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