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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cooper Creek (Lake Eyre Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
97
229
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
19
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooper Creek
4 Families width 10 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper Creek
8 Genera with 10 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper Creek
10 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915Northern billabongfly
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Nososticta fraterna Lieftinck, 1933Northern threadtail
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion jedda Theischinger..., 1991Dusky Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cooper Creek
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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