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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
157
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
38
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
11 Families width 146 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies79SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings8SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing14SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants6SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
38 Genera with 146 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPST
Acanthagrion Selys, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Anisagrion Selys, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers37SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1890
Eurasian Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Cyanallagma Kennedy, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots13SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19926SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail5SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1959Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Megaleura1SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Miocora Calvert, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1917Robust Threadtails2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1931Shadowdamsels11SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Polythore Calvert, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails10SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoneura McLachlan, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
146 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthagrion inexpectum Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876Mexican Wedgetail
Acanthagrion speculum Garrison, 1985
Acanthagrion trilobatum Leonard, 1977
Anisagrion allopterum Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Anisagrion kennedyi Leonard, 1937
Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996Cerulean Dancer
Argia calverti Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia carolus Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia chelata Calvert, 1902
Argia cupraurea Calvert, 1902
Argia cuprea Hagen, 1861Coppery Dancer
Argia difficilis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia eliptica Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fissa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia haberi Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia jocosa Hagen, 1865
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Argia medullaris Hagen, 1865
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia orichalcea Hagen, 1865
Argia percellulata Calvert, 1902
Argia pocomana Calvert, 1907
Argia popoluca Calvert, 1902
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia rogersi Calvert, 1902
Argia schorri Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia talamanca Calvert, 1907
Argia terira Calvert, 1907
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902Tezpi Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia ulmeca Calvert, 1902
Argia underwoodi Calvert, 1907
Argia variabilis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Cora chirripa Calvert, 1907Leopard moth
Cora marina Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Cora notoxantha Ris, 1918
Cora obscura Ris, 1918
Cora semiopaca Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Cora skinneri Calvert, 1907
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina caja caja Drury, 1773
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879Kunth's evening primrose
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina sempronia Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion atrolineatum Donnelly, 1992
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion majus Selys, 1886
Heteragrion mitratum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion mitratum atroterminatum Donnelly, 1992
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Leptobasis guanacaste Paulson, 2009
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes henshawi Calvert, 1907
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Megaleura coresia
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Megapodagrion megalopus Selys, 1862
Metaleptobasis bovilla Calvert, 1907
Metaleptobasis foreli Ris, 1918
Metaleptobasis westfalli (Cumming, 1954)⇒ Euxoa huebneri Boursin, 1926
Miocora peraltica Calvert, 1917
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail
Neoneura esthera Williamson, 1917
Oxyagrion zielmae Costa, De So..., 2006
Palaemnema baltodanoi Brooks, 1989Cacao Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema chiriquita Calvert, 1931Chiriquita Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema collaris Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema gigantula Calvert, 1931Elongate Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema melanota Ris, 1918Black-backed Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema paulirica Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema reventazoni Calvert, 1931Reventazí³n Shadowdamsel
Paraphlebia zoe Selys, 1861Zoe Waterfall Damsel
Perissolestes magdalenae Williamson &..., 1924
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907
Philogenia championi Calvert, 1901
Philogenia expansa Calvert, 1924
Philogenia leonora Westfall & C..., 1956
Philogenia peacocki Brooks, 1989
Philogenia terraba Calvert, 1907
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Polythore boliviana McLachlan, 1878
Protoneura amatoria Calvert, 1907
Protoneura aurantiaca Selys, 1886
Protoneura cupida Calvert, 1903
Protoneura sulfurata Donnelly, 1989Sulphury Threadtail
Psaironeura angeloi Tennessen, 2016
Psaironeura remissa Calvert, 1903
Psaironeura selvatica Esquivel, 1993
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis aurea M.L. May, 1992
Telebasis boomsmae Garrison, 1994
Telebasis collopistes Calvert, 1902
Telebasis corallina Selys, 1876
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902Marsh Firetail
Telebasis filiola Perty, 1834
Telebasis garleppi Ris, 1918
Telebasis isthmica Calvert, 1902
Telebasis levis Garrison, 2009
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Thaumatoneura inopinata McLachlan, 1897Giant Waterfall Damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
5
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
25
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
8
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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