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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
209
1908
11352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
156
1276
7614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
114
1159
7407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
21
375
3313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Continents
21 Families width 3313 Species and 235 Subspecies
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Amphipterygidae Selys, 185329SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies197SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly193SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)42SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1402SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs2SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings81SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling9SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings40SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies195SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19384SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing325SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings23SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies286SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies237SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings64SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails146SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolestidae Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants25SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite9SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Continents
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
6
75
566
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
204
2136
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHemiphlebioidea
Fraser, 1960
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
7
86
599
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZacallitidae
Cockerell, 1928
Extinct family of damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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